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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Area of Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The geometry resource explores the different formulas used to calculate the area of triangles. The applet investigates the angles and sides of a triangle.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Triangle Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Area and Perimeter of Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate the area and perimeter of a triangle. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Find the Area of the Shape!

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Try to figure out the area of this challenging shape. In order to view the images, you will need to use JavaSketchpad.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining Area of Composite Figures

For Students 7th - 8th
Given composite figures (combinations of rectangles, squares, parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, semicircles, and quarter circles), students will be able to determine expressions for the area as well as calculate the area of the figure.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe Triangle Perimeters

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students are shown two triangles touching points on a coordinate grid and are asked to answer questions about their perimeters. The purpose of this task is to apply the Pythagorean theorem to calculate distances and areas. Aligns with...
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BBC

Bbc: Area in General

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
You can pick up some valuable pointers on how to find the area of a triangle, rectangle, and other quadrilaterals. When you finish working your way through the pages you can take an on-line "Test Bite," and check your understanding.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Equilateral Triangles Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
Unit Plan
Math Planet

Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Measure Areas

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Demonstrates how to calculate the area of two-dimensional shapes using formulas. Covers parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, and circle. Includes a video modeling how to find the area of a circle and a triangle. [0:59]
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Isosceles Triangles Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this calculator to find the sides, perimeter, area, semiperimeter, and altitude of an isosceles triangle.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Right Triangles Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this calculator to find the unknown angles in a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. Once you know the sides you can calculate the perimeter, semiperimeter, area, and the altitudes.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Calculating the Area of a Triangle Using Heron's Formula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will measure the lengths of the sides of three different triangles and apply Heron's Formula to calculate the area in acres. The measurements for this activity may be done outside or, using a specified scale, completed inside....
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Srt Finding the Area of an Equilateral Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task examines how to calculate the area of an equilateral triangle two ways: using triangle congruence and using trigonometric ratios. Aligns with G-CO.C.10 and G-SRT.C.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice: Polygons and Area of Plane Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for measuring and constructing polygons and other plane figures. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting Started With Area Formulas App

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Calculate the Area of a Trapezoid This Concept Handheld Software Application reviews the definition and area formula for the rectangle, square, parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, and circle.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for Geometry problems. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under each problem.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Adding Triangles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sharpen your logic and geometry skills by finding the area of a triangle. Solution available.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Regular Polygon Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this calculator to calculate properties of a regular polygon. Enter any 1 variable plus the number of sides or the polygon name. Calculates side length, inradius, circumradius, area, and perimeter.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G C Mutually Tangent Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Three circles are mutually tangent. Students are asked to find the total area of the circles plus the area inside where they meet. Students will need to know how to calculate the area of a circle, a sector of a circle, and an equilateral...
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Cubic Yards Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this calculator to calculate cubic yards volume for a variety of different areas. Enter measurements in US units or metric units. Calculate volume from your measurements in inches (in), feet (ft), yards (yd), centimeters (cm), or...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Review of Area

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review of calculating the area of squares, rectangles, and triangles for fifth graders. It also includes problems that work backwards from the area to find missing dimensions. It...
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Area & Perimeter: Math Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This tool allows you to create worksheets of word problems at varying levels of difficulty where students must calculate the area or perimeter of different polygon shapes. You can choose to set up the page using any of these polygon...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Calculation of Triangle Area

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how to find the area of a triangle using Heron's formula and provides interactive examples and problems you can solve.
Interactive
Harvard University

Harvard Smithsonian: Everyday Classroom Tools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The focus of this series of lessons is to engage students in an exploration of the world around them. The emphasis is on inquiry as students learn about the earth, sun, light, shapes and more.