Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Shape Surveyor (Area and Perimeter of Rectangles)
Players are given the lengths of two sides of a series of rectangles and must calculate the area or perimeter of each rectangle.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Equilateral Triangles Calculator
An equilateral triangle is a special case of a triangle where all 3 sides have equal length and all 3 angles are equal to 60 degrees.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Shape Explorer
Learners practice calculating the perimeter and area of a given figure. The interactive activity and teacher resources are included.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Graph Slice Special Test
A ten question test for assessing measurement concepts of area and perimeter. Assessment is scored online and student scores are compared with other students who have taken the assessment. Great assessment tool.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Fence Me In!
Students can practice calculating the perimeter of rectangles in this interactive web lesson.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Running Requirements
A "two star" problem, requiring some knowledge of calculating circumferences and use problem solving skills to solve. Solver will find upper and lower bounds in the problem.
PBS
Pbs: Count on It!: Blossom and Snappy Redecorate, Part 2
Blossom and Snappy redecorate the messy garage which involves measuring lengths and calculating area. They learn some ideas on redecoration by visiting a furniture store, a neon company, and an art supply store. They turn junk into...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Area Perimeter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart demonstrates how to calculate perimeters and areas of simple compound shapes that can be split into rectangles.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Circumference of a Circle
Calculating the circumference or perimeter of a circle has gotten easier with this formula and practice for finding the circumference.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Triangle Explorer
This applet allows users to study the nature of triangles and their area. It draws random triangles on a Cartesian coordinate system. The user can determine the area of the triangle using his or her preferred method. After the calculated...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Patios
Does bigger perimeter mean bigger area? Answer this question when you try this math challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. Discover how understanding area and perimeter can be useful in real world situations.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Fencing
On this one page website sharpen your logic, area, perimeter, and pattern recognition skills while working on this unique fencing challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Calculating the Surface Area of Pyramids
Surface area of pyramids is explored in this video resource. The lesson includes three detailed examples using a square, hexagonal, and triangular pyramid.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Area Explorer
Students test their skills on how to calculate the area of a shape. Instructor notes are included.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Figuring Areas
In this activity, students find the area of regular polygons using a summation approach and compare the summations with area calculated by Cabri Geometry Application. They also examine patterns of finding area and perimeter as the number...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Dance Space
In this lesson, young scholars students explore locomotor and non-locomotor movement and calculate the area needed to perform the African-American dance Zudio.
Scholastic
Scholastic Lesson Plan: New Way to Measure Area
This article describes a new approach to teaching children more than just memorizing a formula to find area and hope they don't confuse it with perimeter. This approach involves a project with real life situations....
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Converting Square Units
In this task, 6th graders must inches to feet in order to find the area of a rectangular board and explain the error in the calculations made by the board owner. Aligns with 6.RP.A.3.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Painting a Barn
This task asks students to determine the area of the exterior walls of a barn and to calculate how many gallons of paint would be needed to cover them, as well as the cost of the paint. Aligns with 6.G.A and 6.RP.A.3.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Finding Patterns and Graphing Functions
This activity has students find patterns in the areas and perimeters of a given series of figures. Students' then use graphing calculators to graph the values and to find linear and quadratic functions to describe the patterns.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Measuring Polygons an Introduction to Cabri Jr.
This activity is designed as an introduction to using the Carbri Jr. application on the TI-83+/84+ calculators. Students are guided through the menu system and are shown how to draw triangles, quadrilaterals and and a pentagon. Perimeter...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Dimensional Figures
Students use the Explorer Draw application to draw two-dimensional figures. They understand how to write commands to draw squares and hexagons. They also calculate the perimeter of the figures drawn. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg Running Around a Track I
An Olympic track is made up of two straight sides and two semi-circular curves. For this task, students are asked to calculate the perimeters at two places on the first lane and to determine the span of a 400-meter lap. Aligns with G-MG.A.