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Volume and Surface Area

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore volume and surface area. In this math instructional activity, students fill boxes with cubes to identify the volume of the boxes. Students discuss area.
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Curated OER

Area of Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of polygons and focuses upon finding the area. They use formulas provided in the lesson in order to solve problems given by the teacher for independent practice. Geometric figures are...
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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

Area And Perimeter Using Pentominoes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders engage in an enrichment lesson exploring the concepts of area and perimeter. They construct new pentominoes that are 3 times the size of normal ones and then identify the area and perimeter measurements. They then create a...
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Curated OER

Worksheet 17 - Area

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this area worksheet young scholars read story problems, determine the necessary information to solve the problem. They find the amount of material needed to construct three-dimensional figures. Students determine the greatest and...
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Concept Attainment Model: Volume and Surface Area

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Using a concept attainment approach, learners identify surface area and volume by sorting examples (photos) that depict each concept (positive)  from those that don't (negative). Then as a class, they develop definitions of each...
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Finding Perimeter and Area

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Geometers find the perimeter and area of rectangles. They discuss the definitions and characteristics of rectangles and squares. In groups, they use yarn to discover the perimeter of squares and rectangles. They count cubes to explore...
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Altitude, Median, and Angle Bisector of a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners investigate the special properties of an altitude, a median, and an angle bisector and explore how these special segments divide the area of a triangle. The dynamic nature of Cabri Jr. allows pupils to form and verify conjectures.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Triangle Area: No Height? Use the Sine

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
No height? No problem! Learners use their knowledge and a little help from GeoGebra to develop the Law of Sines formula. The Law of Sines helps to determine the height of triangles to calculate the area.
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EngageNY

Properties of Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What properties does area possess? Solidify the area properties that pupils learned in previous years. Groups investigate the five properties using four problems, which then provide the basis for a class discussion.
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Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 10th
Learners find the area and perimeter of regular polygons and composite figures and examine the effect on the area and perimeter of a figure if the dimensions are multiplied by a constant. The nine page worksheet contains thirty-seven...
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EngageNY

Perimeter and Area of Polygonal Regions Defined by Systems of Inequalities

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When algebra and geometry get together, good things happen! Given a system of inequalities that create a quadrilateral, learners graph and find vertices. They then use the vertices and Green's Theorem to find the area and perimeter of...
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Connecting Area Formulas Produces a Beautiful Formula

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, pupils find the area of the triangle using the formula of 1/2 bh. Then they find the area using an alternative method.
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this measurement lesson, learners examine the Pythagorean Theorem, perimeter, and areas of right triangles. They record their measurements and research their findings on a grid.
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Solving Problems with Circles and Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
After completing a task involving examining the ratio of areas of triangles and circles in a given figure, scholars examine sample responses to identify other strategies they could use to solve the problem.
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Willow Tree

Area of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Scholars can use area formulas, but can they apply what they know about area? The lesson challenges learners to think logically while practicing finding area of shapes such as rectangles, circles, parallelograms, triangles, and other...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Evaluating Statements About Length and Area

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Class members complete an assessment task by identifying whether statements about triangles and quadrilaterals are always true, sometimes true, or never true. They then participate in a sorting activity with the same objective.
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Finding Areas of Triangles, Rectangles, and Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students find the areas of geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson students find and measure the sides, perimeters, and areas of quadrilaterals, triangles, and circles. Students relate the measures to the others by using formulas.
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Investigating Area Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners investigate the area of various figures. They construct triangles and quadrilaterals using Cabri Jr. and discuss the relationships between different angles, side lengths, and figures.
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Investigating Segments in a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate segments in a triangle by constructing a triangle using Cabri Jr. They construct segments within the triangle that lie on the midpoints of the triangle's sides. Learners then compare the slope of base of the triangle...
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Measuring Angles in a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers investigate the sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle. They draw a triangle and measure the interior angles. Using Cabri Jr., learners find the sum of the measures of the interior angles. The activity provides an...
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Investigating Segments in a Right Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore the concept of right triangles as they construct a right triangle using Cabri Jr. Learners find the midpoint of the hypotenuse and construct a line from the midpoint to the vertex of the right angle. They then...
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Triangle Sum Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your class how to solve problems using the triangle sum theorem. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify the missing angles in a triangle using the sum theorem. They graph triangles on the TI and moves the sides...
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Constructions Triangles

For Teachers 10th Standards
Learners explore the difference between a construction and a drawing. They focus on various ways to construct different types of triangles. The lesson is an application of Cabri Jr. and reinforces the difference between a constructions...

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