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Measurement

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders measure surface area. In this geometry lesson plan, 7th graders find the surface area of various geometrical shapes. Using a computer program, students compute the area of 2-D and 3-D shapes.  Students...
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Skills Review Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
For this skills review worksheet, students answer 10 questions that spiral review volume, unit conversions, perimeter and area of an irregular figure, and sketching views from a base plan.
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Area-Time to Get in Shape

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the properties of triangles and parallelograms. In this geometry activity, students calculate the formula used to find the are of a triangle and other polygons. They create a visual model to represent their findings.
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Area And Perimeter

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concepts of area and perimeter, and they practice finding the values in various types of situations. They construct different representations of shapes using the area measurements and also explain the...
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Year Book Page Special Shape Collage

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students design a collage of pictures for a yearbook that make a shape. They determine the area of the shape and the price of putting the collage in the yearbook.
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Exploring Areas

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the activities provided on a web site to calculate the area of an object.
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Perimeter and Area

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the relationship between area and perimeter of rectangles. In this area and perimeter lesson, 6th graders measure and determine perimeter and area of various rectangles. Students create rectangles with given areas...
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Regents Exam

For Students 10th - 11th
In this math instructional activity, students review importnt concepts required for the final exam of 6th grade. They solve basic equations and find the volume, and area of shapes. There are 25 questions.
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Chinese Tangrams

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the history of Chinese tangrams and complete tangram activities. In this tangram lesson, students complete Internet research to learn the history of Chinese tangrams. Students construct a set of tangrams, compare the...
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Cut It Out!

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students calculate the surface area of polygons. In this geometry lesson, students use spacial reasoning to find the answer to their problem. They analyze solids and create formulas to estimate the measurements of the area.
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How Big Is Your House?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a scale drawing of their own homes. They use geometric formulas to find the area of each room and the total area of the home.
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Animal Tracks

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils are introduced to the topic of area. In groups, they share various techniques to help them identify different shapes and work together to calculate the area. They use this same knowledge to determine the area of animal tracks...
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Tricky Traps

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create identify properties of trapezoids. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the area of given trapezoids and review the area formula for parallelograms. They draw a correlation between the area of a trapezoid and that...
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Worksheet 26 - Fall 1995

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this math worksheet, students find the area of all the different types of geometric shapes from the memory. They write all the formulas and explain the meanings of the variables.
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Triangles

For Students 10th
In this triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include determining the measurement of various angles. First, they determine the area of a triangle illustrated on the sheet. Then, students use the picture to...
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Circle Area, Perimeter and Circumference

For Students 5th - 8th
In this geometry skills worksheet, students respond to 7 questions that require them to find the area, perimeter, and circumference of circles.
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Shapes to Forms

For Teachers 1st
Here is a math lesson plan that is really a visual arts lesson plan in disguise! In it, pupils utilize their knowledge of geometric shapes and forms to create a detailed version of a cylinder. The instructions on how to go about the task...
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Prairie Find Outdoors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students take a field trip to a local prairie. Using identification books, they identify various forbs and grasses in the prairie. As a class, they discuss the importance of forbs and grasses to the ecosystem and review the various types...
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Things That Stick Out Or: How To Find Your Way Around on a Map

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explain the meaning of and recognize the map outlines of a peninsula, an isthmus, and a cape.
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Area of Parallelograms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review the process of finding the area of a rectangle and complete a couple of examples as a class. They discuss what a parallelogram is and what the formula would be for finding its area. They listen to an explanation...
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Perimeter and Area

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, learners look for the perimeter and area of the regular and irregular shapes. The answers are on page 2.
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THE AREA OF A CIRCLE

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between circumference and diameter and how to use the formula to find the area of a circle.  In this circle lesson students divide into groups and complete an activity. 
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Listen to a Shape

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle) and describes the attributes of each. They use magazines to find examples of each shape, and then make a collage.
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Measurement: 2D and 3D

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars solve volume problems. In this geometry instructional activity, the class watches a video about clean water (link provided) and individuals compare the volume of different prisms, including an actual drinking glass....