Lesson Plan
Government of Hong Kong

Areas and Volumes - 2D Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Unfortunately for young mathematicians, the world isn't made entirely of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids. After first learning the area formulas for these common shapes, students apply this new knowledge to...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Area and Perimeter

For Students 8th Standards
Develop a strategy for finding the area and perimeter of irregular figures. Building on an understanding of finding area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles, learners apply the same concepts to composite figures. After...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Six Find the Area of Triangles Given the Vertices Problems

For Students 8th - 11th
In this area of a triangle worksheet, students calculate the area of six triangles given the coordinate of the vertices. Grids are provided.
Activity
Education Development Center

Finding Triangle Vertices

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Where in the world (or at least in the coordinate plane) is the third vertex? Given two coordinate points for the vertices of a triangle, individuals find the location of the third vertex. They read an account of fictional...
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Area of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Scholars can use area formulas, but can they apply what they know about area? The lesson challenges learners to think logically while practicing finding area of shapes such as rectangles, circles, parallelograms, triangles, and other...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Triangles and Parallelograms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this area worksheet, students find the area of 21 triangles and parallelograms. Students find the area of each triangle and parallelogram given a sketch and measurements of the figure.
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Parallelogram

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Parallelograms are pairs of triangles all the way around. Pupils measure to determine the area and perimeter of a parallelogram. They then find the area of the tirangles formed by drawing a diagonal of the parallelogram and compare their...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Find the Area

For Students 10th
In this find the area worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 18 different types of problems. First, they find the area of a figure with consecutive sides. Then, students find the area and perimeter of a square shown. They also find...
Interactive
Curated OER

Triangle Problems-Base, Height, and Area

For Students 10th
In this geometry activity, 10th graders find the base, height, or area of a triangle. The one page interactive activity contains ten questions. Answers and hints are included. 
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Surface Area of Three-Dimensional Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Lateral area and surface area are simple concepts, but calculating them is not as easy! Using formulas, learners calculate lateral area and surface area for the same three-dimensional figures. The resource discusses the formula variables...
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Flipped Math

Sectors and Segments

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
It's a piece of pizza! Pupils learn about a sector of a circle as a slice of the circle and determine how to find its area. Scholars continue to find out how to calculate the segment of a circle based on the sector's area. At the end,...
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Perimeter of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Help learners understand that perimeter and circumference are one in the same. Learners apply their skills to determine the perimeter/circumference of triangles, rectangles, and circles. They then use the same strategy to find the...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Volume Formula of a Pyramid and Cone

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Our teacher told us the formula had one-third, but why? Using manipulatives, classmates try to explain the volume formula for a pyramid. After constructing a cube with six congruent pyramids, pupils use scaling principles from...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry Practice: Area of Polygons #8

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this area of polygons worksheet, high schoolers solve 7 short answer and multiple choice questions about area.  Students find the area of triangles given base and height, or points in the coordinate plane.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Triangle Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area worksheet, students find the area of a triangle given the height and the base. They also find the height or base given the area of the triangle. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Triangle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this area activity, students read and problem solve the area of 8 triangles. Students show their work on each problem on the activity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area

For Students 5th - 7th
Learners solve and complete four various types of problems. First, they show on the diagram why the area of a triangle is given by a formula. Then, pupils find the area of each triangle and parallelogram illustrated, They also circle the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Right Triangles

For Students 8th - 10th
In this are of right triangles worksheet, students read graphs and explore congruent triangles.  They find the area of rectangles and of right triangles.  This one-page worksheet contains explanations, instructions, and 8...
Instructional Video16:10
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Flipped Math

Parallelograms and Triangles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Expand area problems to incorporate prior knowledge. Pupils begin by reviewing the formulas for finding the area of parallelograms and triangles. The scholars apply previous learning of trigonometric ratios and the Pythagorean Theorem to...
Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 7 Mathematics Module 6

For Students 7th Standards
Determine the level of understanding within your classes using a summative assessment. As the final lesson in a 29-part module, the goal is to assess the topics addressed during the unit. Concepts range from linear angle relationships,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Triangles 2

For Students 9th - 12th
In this area of triangles activity, students solve 18 area of triangles problems.  Students find the area of various types of triangles given a graph of the triangle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculating in Construction - Area

For Students 8th - 12th
In this area worksheet, students solve 6 short answer problems. Students find the area of a figure composed of regular polygons such as triangles, rectangles, squares, etc given a sketch of the figure.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry of Triangles - Week 6

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this triangle worksheet, students explore the characteristics of triangles. They find the area of a pentagon, lengths of the sides of a triangle and the area of a quadrilateral. This two-page worksheet contains seven problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Quadrilaterals

For Students 10th
For this area of quadrilaterals worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 5 various types of problems. First, they solve each of the triangles shown and find the area of each triangle. Then, students prove that the sum of the squares of...