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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Perimeter of a Trapezoid

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the perimeter of a trapezoid with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today Thirsty for Oil

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students can use the USA TODAY Infograph 'Thirsty for oil' to explore the area of a trapezoid and determine how to find area. Students will find the area of a parallelogram and use this to determine a formula for the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Visually Identifying Quadrilaterals

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Cursor down if needed to locate the video "Visually Identifying Quadrilaterals (Trapezoids, Parallelograms, Rectangles, Squares, Rhombi)." Students watch a video and...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Finding the Area Review and Assessment

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders find the area of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids by using formulas or by composing into rectangles or triangles.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Using the Distance Formula to Find Trapezoidal Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity can be used as a formative assessment review of algebra and coordinate geometry.
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Isosceles Trapezium

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a "three star" geometry problem where prior knowledge of problem solving and thinking through proofs is recommended to solve this trapezoid inscribed in a semicircle problem.
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Learning Wave Communications

Learning Wave: Geometry, Section 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Geometry concepts are briefly discussed at this site, including volume of a cylinder, parallelograms, circles, trapezoids, and triangles. Sample problems and applications are included for practice.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems: Quadrilaterals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for constructing a parallelogram, a rhombus, a kite, a trapezoid, an isosceles trapezoid, a rectangle, and a square. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Interactive Quadrilaterals

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Resize and rotate different types of quadrilaterals--square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and kite--while learning the definitions of these different shapes and labeling the angles and diagonals. CCSS.Math.Content.3.G.A.1 Understand...
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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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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Programming to Find Area Under a Curve

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn how to program the TI 83/84 Plus graphing calculator to approximate the area under a curve using Left,Right,Midpoint Riemann Sums, and Trapezoid Rule, and Simpson's Rule.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Area Formulas App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the definition and area formula for the rectangle, square, parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, and circle.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Discovering Properties of Parallelograms, Kites & Trapazoids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity allows the teacher to cover the properties of a parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square, kite, and trapezoid in two days (90 min. block scheduling) Using a group setting students discover these properties using the Cabri...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numerical Integration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This learning check activity tests students understanding of the Trapezoidal Rule, Simpson's Rule, and the Midpoint Rule.
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The Math League

The Math League: Area and Perimeter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial provides a brief introduction about what area is, then gives the formulas for area of a square, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, triangle, and circle. Examples of each formula are provided.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Integration

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson puts integration to work. Lessons include integral, derivatives, antiderivatives, and indefinite integrals. The Trapezoidal and Simpson's Rules are highlighted. The examples are enhanced using Live, Math and Scientific...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: An Introduction to Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Quadrilaterals-parallelograms, rectangles, and trapezoids-are thoroughly introduced in this lesson plan for upper elementary and middle school students. Lots of resources are linked to it to help support the teacher and students....
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Derive activity, students investigate the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and explore examples of Riemann Sums for approximating the Definite Integral: the Midpoint Sum, the Left Hand Endpoint Sum, the Right Hand Endpoint Sum,...
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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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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Quadrilaterals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete reference guide to quadrilaterals including squares, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and rhombus. It provides definitions and interactive activities that enhance further explanation.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Shape Tool

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This tool allows you to create any geometric shape imaginable. Squares, triangles, rhombi, trapezoids and hexagons can be created, colored, enlarged, shrunk, rotated, reflected, sliced, and glued together.
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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.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Base (Of a Polygon)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the base(s) of polygons. The site discusses which sides are typically considered bases for triangles and trapezoids. There are links to related terms, more information, and the interactive check point...
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Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Numerical Integration Utility

For Students 9th - 10th
The integration tool integrates and graphs functions that student enter into the tool. The tool uses the trapezoidal rule, Riemann sums, and Simpson rule to integrate the function.

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