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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: 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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Counting Unit Squares to Find Area Formula

For Students 2nd - 4th
This tutorial includes a video, questions and explanations around using unit squares to see why multiplying side-lengths can also find the area of rectangles.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Area of Triangles, Parallelograms, and Trapezoids

For Students 5th - 7th
These activities provide an opportunity for students to explore the area formulas for triangles, trapezoids, and parallelograms.
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Free Math Help

Free Math Help: Area Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource consists of area formulas and diagrams for a square, rectangle, circle, triangle, and trapezoid.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Derivation of the Triangle Area Formula

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Determine an alternate formula for a triangle's area.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Transition From Unit Squares to Area Formula

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Find the area of rectangles by multiplying side-lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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George Mason University

Area Formula Lab

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
In this set of worksheet activities, students will be guided to discover formulas for area of polygonal shapes and circles.
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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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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Math: Area and Perimeter

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.
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Other

Calculator.net: Surface Area Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use these calculator tools to find the surface area, in your choice of units, of a sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, capsule, ball cap, conical frustum, ellipsoid, or square pyramid. Includes a reference section listing...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining Area: Sectors of Circles

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will use proportional reasoning to develop formulas to determine the area of sectors of circles. Students will then solve problems involving the area of sectors of circles.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining Area: Regular Polygons and Circles

For Students 9th - 10th
The student will apply the formula for the area of regular polygons to solve problems.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Surface Area

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good site explaining surface area. Scroll down the page for quick references to surface area formulas for fundamental geometric objects. The site has links to related topics.
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Geometry Help

Geometry Help: Area of Geometric Shapes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the basic concept of the area of geometric shapes with step-by-step instructions and methods for solving specific problems on your own relating to this topic.
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Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Composite Figures

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate how a variety of shapes can be used to form composite figures using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will also work on using relevant operations and formulas to figure out the total area of composite...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Area of Polygons and Circles

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
How would you find the area of a polygon or circle? Explore this concept with engaging activities at this test prep site. Here you will find detailed problem solving strategies with accompanying visuals, a reference table with formulas,...
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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.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Heron's Formula

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of Heron's Formula. Content includes a definition, example, and formula.
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Google

Google for Education: Area of a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn to derive the formula for the area of a circle. They learn to relate a circle to a parallelogram and rectangle while learning the concept of infinity as they imagine slicing an circle into infinitesimally small slices.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Review: Area

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of area and the formulas for different shapes. An example is given to help you understand how find the area of a shape. The area formulas are listed for different types of shapes.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help: Perimeter and Area of Triangles and Trapezoids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice working with finding the perimeter and area of triangles and trapezoids. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Geometry: Area Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The geometry resource investigates the area of polygons, triangles, circles, and squares. Formulas, examples, and practice exercises are included.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Find a Missing Side Length When Given Area of a Rectangle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this exercise, students find a missing side length when given area of a rectangle. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.

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