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Virginia Department of Education

The Ratio of Surface Area to Volume

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Demonstrate the ratio of surface area to volume in your high school class by using phenolphthalein, gelatin, and an onion. Intrigue the class by leading a discussion on osmosis and diffusion, then making "scientific jello." Participants...
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Education Development Center

Area Model Factoring

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
 Introduce learners to what factoring represents and it's relationship to a square with a resource about factoring and the method of area models. The questions are scaffolded to begin with introductory questions and eventually have...
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Curated OER

Explorations for the Area Probability Applet

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Math whizzes use the area probability applet to manipulate the size of the circle and the rectangle to explore the probability that a point in the rectangle is also in the circle.
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Curated OER

Area Applet

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Elementary math classes calculate the area of a shape and explain the correlation between the size of the perimeter and the areas that can be contained within that perimeter. They also explain the effect the shape of the perimeter has on...
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Curated OER

A Practical Application For Area

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the concept of surface area and find the coverage for the surfaces in a building that includes carpet or walls. The application of finding the area is practical using the everyday objects to help them to make...
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Curated OER

Area & Perimeter Assessment And Practice

For Teachers 5th
Using a pre-test, this lesson starts by establishing differentiated learning groups. Each group practices determining area and perimeter using interactive web sites small groups are then pulled aside and given additional support as...
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Curated OER

The Square Counting Shortcut

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
An excellent instructional activity that encourages learners to discover how complex figures can be broken into simpler shapes when measuring area. Working with block letters, learners are given the freedom to develop their own...
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EngageNY

Composite Area Problems

For Teachers 7th Standards
The 21st segment in a 28-part series provides learners with area problems involving composite figures. To find the solution, pupils must decide whether to add or subtract areas. The composite figures are composed of quadrilaterals,...
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EngageNY

Area Problems with Circular Regions

For Teachers 7th Standards
Uncover strategies for finding areas of composite figures. The 23rd lesson in a 29-part module has young mathematicians decompose figures to find total area. Figures decompose to rectangles and circular regions.
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EngageNY

Computing Actual Areas from a Scale Drawing

For Teachers 7th Standards
Square the scale factor when working with scaled drawings and area. The 19th lesson in a series of 22 introduces calculating actual areas from scale drawings. The lesson encourages pupils to use the square of the scale factor to find the...
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EngageNY

More Problems on Area and Circumference

For Teachers 7th Standards
Perimeter check! Pairs work on finding the areas of semicircles and quarter circles using a relationship with squares. The problems challenge pupils to find areas of composite figures made from rectangles, semicircles, and quarter circles.
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EngageNY

Mathematical Area Problems

For Teachers 7th Standards
Teach the connection between area models and the distributive property through problem-solving. The 22nd activity in a series of 29 explains the distributive property graphically. Learners build area models from word problems and convert...
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EngageNY

Surface Area II

For Students 7th Standards
Examine the surface area of composite figures using an exploratory approach. As a continuation of the previous lesson plan of the 29-part series, young scholars develop plans for finding the surface area of composite figures. Examples...
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EngageNY

Surface Area

For Students 7th Standards
Explore finding the surface area of composite figures. Building on the previous lessons in the 29-part series, the 24th installment examines the surface area of three-dimensional solids. The focus is on decomposing composite figures and...
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EngageNY

Volume and Surface Area

For Teachers 7th Standards
The 26th part of a 28-part series requires pupils to determine whether the answer to a problem requires surface area or volume. The class works problems about fish tanks that prompt individuals to decide, based on the question, which...
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Curated OER

Perimeter and Area 5

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 triangles.
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Curated OER

Perimeter and Area 2

For Teachers 5th - 7th
For this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 rectangles.
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Curated OER

Perimeter and Area 4

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 rectangles.
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Curated OER

Perimeter and Area 7

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 figures.
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Two Triangles' Area

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Need an activity for teaching the Pythagorean Theorem? Geometry juniors apply the Pythagorean theorem to two triangles to determine a final calculation. 
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Dog Pen Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your class about various approaches to solving the problem of maximizing the area of a rectangle space with a fixed perimeter in the context of a farmer's dog pen. Then, they complete a worksheet independently to summarize the...
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Curated OER

Investigation Area of Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use triangle paper to design patterns using geometric figures and find the areas of those figures by counting units. Students are assessed by determining which figure has the greatest area and explaining their reasoning.
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Curated OER

Length, Perimeter, and Area

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the concepts of length, perimeter, and area. In this math lesson, students use Shape Explorer to practice finding length, perimeter, and area.
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Curated OER

Finding the Area and Perimeter of Polygons

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice finding the area and perimeter of polygons. In this polygon area activity, 7th graders brainstorm shapes and take a walk to locate shapes. Students record properties of shapes and use various shapes to make...

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