Activity
Curated OER

Finding the Area of Polygons

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders are exposed to finding the area of polygons by decomposing figures and recomposing them into rectangles. This strategy allows children to expand on their prior knowledge of constructing shapes by rearranging parts into...
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EngageNY

Proving the Area of a Disk

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using a similar process from the first lesson in the series of finding area approximations, a measurement resource develops the proof of the area of a circle. The problem set contains a derivation of the proof of the circumference...
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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...
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Math Mammoth

Finding the Area of Rectangles, Parallelograms, and Triangles

For Students 9th
In this area of polygons activity, 9th graders solve two area of rectangles, one area of parallelogram, and ten area of triangles problems.  The formulas for finding the area of these figures are provided.
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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...
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Virginia Department of Education

Arc Length and Area of a Sector

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
What do skateboarding and baked goods have in common with math? You can use them to connect half-pipe ramps and cakes to arcs and sectors. Pupils compare the lengths of three different ramp options of a skate park. They calculate the...
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National Security Agency

Awesome Area - Geometry and Measurement

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Break out those math manipulatives, it's time to teach about area! Capturing the engagement of young mathematicians, this three-instructional activity series supports children with learning how to measure the area of squares,...
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Math Worksheets Land

Area of Rectangles in Word Problems - Matching Worksheet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Using just the measurements of ten rectangles, scholars match them to their calculated areas. Each of these is measured in feet, so the areas are labeled with square feet. The lengths and widths here are double and triple-digit whole...
Lesson Plan
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Area of Polygons #2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this area of polygons worksheet, students find the area of rectangles.  They find the width when given the area.  Students graph rectangles and solve word problems involving rectangles.  This three-page worksheet...
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EngageNY

Real-World Area Problems

For Students 7th Standards
Not all structures take the shape of a polygon. The 21st lesson in a series of 29 shows young mathematicians they can create polygons out of composite shapes. Once they deconstruct the structures, they find the area of the composite figure.
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EngageNY

The Scaling Principle for Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
As they investigate scaling figures and calculate the resulting areas, groups determine the area of similar figures. They continue to investigate the results when the vertical and horizontal scales are not equal. 
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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...
Worksheet
Alberta Learning

Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Evaluate young mathematicians' understanding of area and perimeter with this series of three assessment tasks. Challenging students to not only calculate the area and perimeter of irregular shapes, but to explain in writing their...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Triangles and Parallelograms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this area learning exercise, 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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Triangle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this area worksheet, learners read and problem solve the area of 8 triangles. Students show their work on each problem on the worksheet.
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Math Worksheets Land

Using Tiling to Find Area - Guided Lesson

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
By splitting a rectangle into equal parts, scholars can see area as well as calculate it. First, they determine the area of a rectangle given its side lengths. Then, they use the space provided to segment it into four equal parts,...
Worksheet
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Area of Rectangles in Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Apply area calculations to everyday situations using these three word problems. Mathematicians must pay attention to the needs of each space, determining the largest or smallest area of several options. Consider expanding on this by...
Worksheet
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Simple Area of a Rectangle

For Students 3rd - 4th
What is the area? Because there is only one problem here (and it is followed by a detailed explanation) use this as an all-class warm up. Cover up the bottom half until scholars have shared their own answers. They examine a rectangle...
Worksheet
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The Area of Rectangles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Intended for beginners to geometry, an area of a rectangle problem has scholars draw out the units within the shape. They segment it into four rows and six columns to determine how many squares the rectangle is made of and, eventually,...
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DK Publishing

Areas of Rectangles and Squares

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Each of these rectangles and squares has the length and width given with units. Can scholars solve for the area? Designed for beginners to this skill, all of these are whole-number single-digit measurements. There is a detailed example...
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PBS

Garden Grade 6 Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Engage young mathematicians in applying their knowledge of area and perimeter with a fun geometry instructional activity. Through a series of problem solving exercises, children use their math knowledge to design...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Rectangles and Squares

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Find the area; scholars examine nine images of squares and rectangles with width, length, and units provided for each. They multiply double-digit numbers to find the area, writing it into the box provided. Because square units are...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Area of a Rectangle

For Students 3rd - 4th
These rectangles have everything scholars need to find the area, but none of them has units. Beginners to this skill multiply the length and width, all of which are whole numbers, to calculate and record the area for each. Consider...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 8 Worksheet 2 Area of Polygons

For Students 7th - 12th
In this area of polygons worksheet, students compute the area of squares, rectangles, triangles, trapezoids and parallelograms. Given the area of polygons, students determine the missing dimension of the figure. This two-page worksheet...