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Area Worksheets

For Teachers 4th - 6th
With the right introductory activities, area can be an easy topic for students to understand.
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Peter's Second String

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine the maximum area and range of areas of a rectangle with a given perimeter. They discuss a word problem involving perimeter and area as a class, investigate the word problem using a piece of string, and in small...
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Counting Area

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students find the area of shapes by counting the number of grid paper squares inside each shape. This is a worksheet generator, the teacher controls the complexity of the shapes as well as the grid size. Answers...
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Predict Area and Perimeter

For Students 4th - 6th
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students follow detailed instructions about measurements, drawing rectangles on a dotted grid, then find the perimeter and area of each rectangle. 
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Area of Compound Shapes

For Students 5th - 6th
In this compound shapes worksheet, learners solve 40 problems in which the area and perimeter of compound shapes is calculated. There are instructions and examples on this page, which is intended to be used on-line, but can be completed...
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It Takes Ten

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Review and use standard units of measure with your math class. They move from station to station estimating and measuring length, volume, weight, and area. At each station they estimate and measure, and then compute the difference...
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Area Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
For this area worksheet, students find the area of 3 given figures, then fill in missing dimensions in 3 additional figures. Answers included on page 2.
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Areas of Irregular Figures

For Students 4th - 5th
In this calculation of area worksheet, students solve 3 problems in which areas of irregular figures are determined. The examples show the formula and method.
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Area and Perimeter of Various Shapes

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students find each for 6 given shapes. A website reference for additional resources and an answer key are provided.
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Perimeter and Area

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students find the area of 6 rectangles. Although the title indicates otherwise, students are not asked to calculate perimeters. There is no instruction on the page.
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Cylinder: Student Worksheet

For Teachers 4th - 7th
For this cylinder worksheet, learners compare three different cylinders to experiment which one has the greatest volume. Students interact with rectangles as they experiment with the cylinders.
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Balobbyland City Planners

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a mini city using proportions that fit a model human they construct using tin foil. They plan the city including a library, sports arena, living spaces, parks and businesses. When constructing the paper buildings, they...
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Relationship Between Area and Perimeter

For Students 5th - 7th
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students find the perimeter of 1 of a pair of rectangles with the same area. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Exploring Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Two young scholars are blindfolded and each receives a cardboard square, one with pompoms glued around the edge and one with pompoms glued all over the surface. They identify what they feel. The class discusses perimeter and area of...
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Area of Shapes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry instructional activity, learners find the area of squares, rectangles, and non traditional shapes. Students complete 5 problems on this instructional activity. 
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Area, Perimeter, and Volume

For Students 5th - 7th
In these area, perimeter, and volume worksheets, students calculate to find the area, perimeter, or volume of the various figures. Students complete 30 problems.
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Geometry: Area

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students visit various websites to calculate the area of circles, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, and parallelograms. They explore math problems and play interactive games dealing with geometry.
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The Area of a Triangle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area of a triangle worksheet, students solve 30 problems in which the area of triangles are calculated. There is instruction on the page. This is intended for on-line use but can be done on paper.
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Volume for Rectangular Prisms

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Upper graders define perimeter and area of a rectangle, estimate numbers of cubes and determine the maximum amount that will fit in a given space. In this math lesson, pupils complete related worksheet, build prisms and find volume and...
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Area of Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area worksheet, students calculate the area of 4 triangles, writing answers in rectangles beneath each triangle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Area of Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
For this area of triangles worksheet, students calculate the area of 4 given triangles, writing the answers in rectangles beneath each. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Algebra: Area of a Parallelogram

For Students 5th - 6th
In this parallelogram worksheet, students find the area and perimeters and complete a chart to show the length, width and perimeter for different rectangles with a given area. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Perimeter

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create math word problems. In this geometry lesson, 5th graders define perimeter and discover how to find the perimeter of a rectangle, a square and a regular polygon. Students write word problems on finding the perimeter,...
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Area of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
For this math worksheet, young scholars read an informative chart about how to find the area of quadrilaterals. Students then answer 6 questions in which the area of quadrilaterals is calculated.