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Cuemath

Cuemath: Area of a Shape

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A comprehensive guide for learning all about area with definitions, how it is measured, the area of various shapes, solved examples, and practice questions.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Hamburger Restaurant: Measurement: Temperature and Area

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Caleb works in a Hamburger restaurant and he can really use your help measuring temperature and comparing the areas of things in the restaurant.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Vertices Edges and Faces in 3 D Shapes

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video briefly defines the 3D figure given including the edge, face, and vertices, followed by determining the number of vertices in the rectangular prism. The...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Regular 2 D Shapes

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial provides illustrations for regular 2-D shapes as well as a definition for polygons and for regular polygons.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying and Naming 3 D Figures

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video briefly shows and describes a cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, and a cylinder and then determines what 3D figure is shown through process of...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting Vertices and Sides in Various Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice counting sides and vertices in various two dimensional shapes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting Flat Surfaces in Various 3 D Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on how to count the number of faces in various three dimensional shapes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting the Number of Basic 2 D Shapes in a Set of Figures

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on identifying various 2D shapes in a set of figures.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Lesson Plan: New Way to Measure Area

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
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....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Unit Shapes From Tessellations

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video to determine unit shapes from a tessellation and then take an assessment to test their knowledge.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Overview of Flat Surfaces of 3 D Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview on the flat surfaces or faces of three dimensional shapes.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Shapes Congruent

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students, will develop an understanding of geometric concepts and use them to identify, measure and compare a variety of two-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes using models, pictures,...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: What's My Structure?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explore two and three dimensional geometric shapes by creating shapes based on descriptions.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Volume of a Cube

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
"The volume of a cube can be developed by considering unit cubes, a single row (longs) of unit cubes or a single layer (flats) of cubes using this applet." This easy software makes it possible to easily construct a cube and take it...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Find Area by Counting Unit Squares

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Find the area of shapes by counting the unit squares inside them. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video tutorial, or receive hints on how to find area....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify Geometric Solids (3 D Shapes)

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Practice identifying 3D shapes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying and Naming 3 D Figures

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on identifying and naming three dimensional figures.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 4.g What Shape Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this task, students ultimately use the definitions they are given for three types of quadrilaterals and what they know about parallel sides to identify that a square fits all the definitions and explain why. Aligns with 4.G.A.2.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A What? A What? A Quadrilateral

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students will identify the characteristics of a quadrilateral. Students will have a chance categorize quadrilaterals into subgroups such as squares, rhombuses, rectangles, and nonregular quadrilaterals. This lesson using...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Geometry Shape Book

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders develop their understanding of the importance of different 2-dimensional shapes by finding real world examples.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Area in Real Life With Irregular Polygons

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Dividing an irregular shape into rectangles helps students find the area of an irregular shape.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Area of Irregular Polygon

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders look for break apart irregular polygons to make arrays to find the area of these common shapes.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Cubes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Use this applet to determine the volume of a box by filling it with cubes, rows of cubes, or layers of cubes. Determine the surface area as well by using the box's net.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Differences With Shapes

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Differences between shapes are determined through measurement skills.