Base a lesson on an informative video perfect for expanding your class's knowledge of triangles. Young mathematicians watch a brief YouTube video that teaches how to solve for the base of a triangle given its height and area. It also covers how to solve the area formula for b.

Concepts

triangles, area of triangles, literal equations

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Challenge the class to consider how to apply the information to other shapes
  

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should be able to solve literal equations
• Familiarity with the areas of triangles is a must
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Use of color helps show viewers how to apply operations to both sides of equations
  

Cons

• Only provides one example problem
  

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.4 HSA-REI.B.3