Lesson Plan

Perimeter of Polygons

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Eighth graders discuss perimeter by relating it to the path they would take while walking their dog around a park. They find the perimeter of regular polygons and one irregular polygon. Students use graph paper to draw their own examples of polygons and compute the perimeter.

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