Lesson Plan
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Trapping of Trapezoids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a nice hands-on activity where young geometers create trapezoids and calculate their area by looking at areas of quadrilaterals and triangles. 
Unit Plan
Arizona Department of Education

Area and Perimeter of Regular and Irregular Polygons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Extend young mathematicians' understanding of area with a geometry lesson on trapezoids. Building on their prior knowledge of rectangles and triangles, students learn how to calculate the area of trapezoids and other...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Trapezoidal and Midpoint Approximations: Area of a Skirt

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
When are trapezoids better than rectangles? Using trapezoids pupils approximate the area of fabric defined by a function. Just like with rectangles, learners realize the more trapezoids the more accurate the approximation. Scholars use...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area of Polygons #5

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of area.  In this area worksheet, students find the area of trapezoids given a drawing and given equations of lines.  Students answer 9 multiple choice problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Areas of Trapezoids

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the area of the given trapezoids.  The one page worksheet contains fourteen problems.  Answer key is provided. 
Lesson Plan
Government of Hong Kong

Areas and Volumes - 2D Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Unfortunately for young mathematicians, the world isn't made entirely of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids. After first learning the area formulas for these common shapes, students apply this new knowledge to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses and Kites

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson plan, students find the area for trapezoids, rhombuses and kites.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding the Area of Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this area of shapes unit, upper graders participate in hands-on problem solving activities to find the formulas for the area of a parallelogram, a triangle, and a trapezoid. They manipulate the geoboard to explore relationships among...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Similar Triangles and Trapezoids, and Circles

For Students 9th - 12th
High schoolers answer two problems involving area of shaded regions. Learners then answers six questions involving perimeter, area, and circumferences. The remaining two questions involve ratios of similar figures.
Workbook
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Geometry

For Students 6th Standards
Shape one's understanding of geometry using the resource. The sixth of seven chapters in 6th Grade Math focuses on geometry principles. Future mathematicians learn to find the area of parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, and other...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Countdown Challenge: Area of Basic Shapes

For Students 7th - 8th
For this basic shapes worksheet, students use formulas to determine the area of given figures. They compute the area of composite figures and subtract the area of shaded areas. This one-page worksheet contains 12 problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Does the Area of the Quadrilateral Change?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study area and quadrilaterals. In this multiplication and area lesson, students use Polystrip models to change rectangles to form different parallelograms. Students find the area of the models use a Geometer Sketchpad to find...
Unit Plan
Buffalo State

A Five Day Approach to Using Technology and Manipulatives to Explore Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Young mathematicians build an understanding of area and perimeter with their own two hands in a series of interactive geometry lessons. Through the use of different math manipulatives, children investigate the properties of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Trapezoids [2]

For Students 4th - 6th
In this area of trapezoids worksheet, students solve for the area of 6 trapezoids. Answers included on page 2, no review of formula on worksheet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area – Parallelograms and Trapezoids

For Students 7th - 10th
In this geometry skills worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to find the area of parallelograms and trapezoids.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Trapezoids (5)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this geometry worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which the area of a trapezoid is calculated. There are no examples and no formula is provided.
Lesson Plan
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...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Polyhedrea

For Students 8th - 11th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students use given formulas to determine the volume and area of polyhedrea. This four-page worksheet contains examples, explanations and 32 problems. Answers are provided on the fourth page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of 2D Shapes Homework

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geometry worksheet, high schoolers solve the area of 2D shapes starting with squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, rhombi, trapezoids, circles, and ending with area of shaded regions. There are 20 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding the Area of a Triangle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the area of a triangle. In this geometry lesson, 5th graders practice finding the area of a triangle using the correct formula: 1/2bh.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Swimming Pool

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Swimming is more fun with quantities. The short assessment task encompasses finding the volume of a trapezoidal prism using an understanding of quantities. Individuals make a connection to the rate of which the pool is filled with a...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Expressions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Strive to think outside of the quadrilateral parallelogram. Worksheet includes two problems applying prior knowledge of area and perimeter to parallelograms and trapezoids. The focus is on finding and utilizing the proper formula and...