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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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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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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...
Worksheet
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Six Find the Area of Triangles Given the Vertices Problems

For Students 8th - 11th
In this area of a triangle worksheet, students calculate the area of six triangles given the coordinate of the vertices. Grids are provided.
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What's My Area?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars use tiles to find area. In this finding area lesson, students explore how to use square tiles to make shapes, then look at how they can be used to measure area. Young scholars then explore how an area can be covered with...
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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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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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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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Finding Areas of Plane Figures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compute areas of squares, rectangles, and so on and summarize the formulas for computing areas and explain how the formulas are derived and understand the reasoning behind them.
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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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Area Of Triangles 2

For Students 4th - 8th
Use this math activity to have learners complete six problems where they find the area of triangles by multiplying the base times the height and dividing by 2. Examples are given in this well-designed activity.    
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Area: Rectangles

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this finding area practice worksheet, students examine 6 rectangles and their measurements in order to calculate the area of each of them.
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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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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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30-60-90 Right Triangles in Cabri Jr.

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians draw and label right triangles using Cabri Jr. technology. They create other special right triangles and identify the length of the hypotenuse and each leg. Young scholars explore the ratios to determine how the...
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Ratios in Right Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners calculate the sides of right triangles in this trigonometric ratios lesson. They use Cabri Jr. software and TI-83 or TI-84 calculators to find the side lengths and their ratios to each other for various triangles. The provided...
Interactive
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Area of Parallelogram and Triangle

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the area of triangles and parallelograms. The one page interactive worksheet contains ten questions. Answers and hints are included. 
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Area of Triangles

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math learning exercise, students draw two triangles and one pentagon. Then they use the correct formula to calculate the area for each.
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Area Problem

For Students 8th - 12th
In this area problem, students solve a problem of the week.  They determine the area of a given figure.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem.  A detailed explanation to find the answer is provided.
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The Area of a Triangle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area of a triangle worksheet, students solve 30 problems in which the area of triangles are calculated. There is instruction on the page. This is intended for on-line use but can be done on paper.
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Area of Triangle Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area worksheet, students find the area of a triangle given the height and the base. They also find the height or base given the area of the triangle. 
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Perimeter and Area

For Students 4th - 6th
For this perimeter and area worksheet, students find area and perimeter for a set of 9 triangles. A website reference is given for additional resources.