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Find the missing side length of a rectangle when given its perimeter or area. Compare perimeters and areas of rectangles. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive...

Students use a graphing calculator to find maximum and minimum values for area and perimeter problems.

In this activity, students find the area of regular polygons using a summation approach and compare the summations with area calculated by Cabri Geometry Application. They also examine patterns of finding area and perimeter as the number...

Students will compare areas of different polygons with a fixed perimeter and find the shape that gives the maximum area

This lesson will not only help students compare and contrast the concepts of area and perimeter, but it will also move toward the concept that area is maximized while minimizing perimeter with a square.

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Test your mathematical aptitude with challenge exploring the concepts of measurement and geometry. Find the area of the windshield wipers to figure out who sees better in the rain, car drivers or truck drivers. An activity from the NCTM...

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Is it better to by block ice or crushed ice? Use your logical reasoning and measurement skills to solve this challenge that compares surface area of block ice and the same block cut into three cubes. A one page activity from the NCTM...