Activity
Noyce Foundation

Surrounded and Covered

For Students K - 12th Standards
What effect does changing the perimeter have on the area of a figure? The five problems in the resource explore this question at various grade levels. Elementary problems focus on the perimeter of rectangles and irregular figures with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding the Area of an Equilateral Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
The problem seems simple: find the area of the equilateral triangle whose sides are each length 1. In fact, this same problem is solved in 8th grade, addressing a different Common Core standard, using the formula for area of a triangle...
Activity
Teach Engineering

Stay in Shape

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Using their knowledge of right triangles, pupils find out how far a ship is from a light house. Class members determine how far around the world a ship would be sailing at a constant speed.
Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Polygons and Perimeter

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore different polygons and find their perimeter with this interactive lesson from T.V.411. Students see examples of polygons in everyday life and have immediate feedback to your responses to lesson questions.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Perimeter of Squares and Rectangles: Tennis Court

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students move the points for the lengths of sides to determine the perimeter. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
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Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
This video geometry lesson [6:14] explains the concept of perimeter and has varied exercises for students to practice.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Perimeter of Parallelograms: Around a Trampoline

For Students 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students move the points on the parallelogram to determine the perimeter. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Area and Perimeter: Rectangular Treehouse

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given the base and height of a rectangle and are to determine the area and perimeter. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Area and Perimeter of Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore the relationship between and area and the base and height of a triangle. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for Geometry problems. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under each problem.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Area and Perimeter of Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given the base and height of a triangle and are to determine the area and perimeter. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Area and Perimeter of Rhombuses and Kites

For Students 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given the two diagonals of a kite of rhombus and are to determine the area and perimeter. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Perimeter

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students learn about perimeter. Notes, examples, and practice problems are included in the tutorial.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Area and Perimeter of Similar Polygons

For Students 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students move points to make diagonals in order to solve for area and perimeter of polygons. Click challenge me to answer practice questions.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Robot Wheels!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students solidify their understanding of the terms "circumference" and "rotation" through the use of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics components. They measure the circumference of robot wheels to determine how far the robot can travel during...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Ellipse

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the ellipse. The tutorial consists of notes, examples, and practice problems to check for comprehension.