CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 4.7 Theorems About Quadrilaterals
Use quadrilateral properties that are unique to parallelograms to prove that the given shape is a parallelogram.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Transmographer
Shodor Education Foundation provides an applet that "allows the user to explore the world of transformations, reflections, and rotations. It allows the user to translate triangles, squares, and parallelograms on both the x and y-axes."
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Simple Constructions
In this skill activity, students can use the Constructions Tools Menu in Cabri Jr. to contruct a parallelogram. They will also construct an altitude, an angle bisector and a median of a triangle.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Area Formulas App
Students review the definition and area formula for the rectangle, square, parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, and circle.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Polygons and Vectors
Students understand the concepts of vectors and their resultant. They get acquainted with the parallelogram law of vector addition.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Perimeters, Areas, and Slopes Oh, My!
In this activity, students create geometric figures, and use analytic and coordinate geometry to investigate their attributes. They go through the process of proving that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
The Math League
The Math League: Area and Perimeter
This tutorial provides a brief introduction about what area is, then gives the formulas for area of a square, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, triangle, and circle. Examples of each formula are provided.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Quadrilaterals
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of concepts utilized in Geometry. The multiple choice questions test students on quadrilaterals. Topics include rhombus, parallelogram, and interior angles.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: An Introduction to Quadrilaterals
Quadrilaterals-parallelograms, rectangles, and trapezoids-are thoroughly introduced in this lesson plan for upper elementary and middle school students. Lots of resources are linked to it to help support the teacher and students....
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Getting Started With Area Formulas App
Calculate the Area of a Trapezoid This Concept Handheld Software Application reviews the definition and area formula for the rectangle, square, parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, and circle.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Resolution
In this unit, students learn two basic methods for determining the magnitudes of the components of a vector directed in two dimensions. The two methods of vector resolution students will examine are the parallelogram method the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Quadrilateral Types
Identify quadrilaterals based on pictures or attributes. Quadrilaterals included are parallelograms, rhombuses, rectangles, and squares. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
Math Planet
Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Measure Areas
Demonstrates how to calculate the area of two-dimensional shapes using formulas. Covers parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, and circle. Includes a video modeling how to find the area of a circle and a triangle. [0:59]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Vector Addition
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you'll learn how to add two vectors with either the triangle method or the parallelogram method.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Characteristics of Quadrilaterals
Learners will begin unit on quadrilaterals with basic overview of characteristics of parallelograms, rectangles, squares, rhombi, and isosceles and non-isosceles trapezoids. After the word wall is made, the teacher can use interactive...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Area of Triangles
To find the area of a triangle, try to make a parallelogram using a copy of the triangle.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Area of Triangles
This lesson presents the idea that the area of any triangle is exactly half of a certain parallelogram -- thus we get the familiar formula of multiplying the base and the altitude and taking half of that. The lesson contains varied...
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Diagonals of a Rhombus
In this instructional activity, young scholars learn how the diagonals of a rhombus are related. They use interactive sketches to learn about the properties of the angles and diagonals of squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms,...
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Shape Characteristics
In this instructional activity, students discuss what they know about shapes and their characteristics through a paper-folding activity that results in a parallelogram. Included are examples, discussion questions, and a reflection...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Area of Parallelograms
This lesson plan presents the idea that the area of any right triangle is exactly half of a certain rectangle, and contains varied exercises for students.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Quadrilaterals
A complete reference guide to quadrilaterals including squares, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and rhombus. It provides definitions and interactive activities that enhance further explanation.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems: Quadrilaterals
Practice using your graphing calculator for constructing a parallelogram, a rhombus, a kite, a trapezoid, an isosceles trapezoid, a rectangle, and a square. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Using Geoboards in the Classroom
A thorough look at the extensive uses of geoboards in the classroom. Links are listed which give introductory information on geoboards - for teachers new to using them. Then, lesson plans are provided for using geoboards in teaching...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Perimeter of a Rectangle
Students are taught how to calculate the perimeter of a parallelogram. Extra practice drill problems are also included.
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