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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Many Units?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Young mathematicians calculate the area of rectangles and squares. In this geometry instructional activity, learners are grouped in pairs and use geoboards to construct rectangles. They calculate the area of the figure by counting the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tantalizing Tangrams

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore "area."  In this tangram geometry and measurement lesson plan, students arrange tangram pieces to find the area of characters presented in a story they listen to on a website.  Website information and related worksheets...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Count Them Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Pupils calculate area using the geoboard application on their calculators. They use a TI-73 calculator to find the areas of the shapes provided in the accompanying worksheet. Screen shots and instructions for creating shapes in the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area

For Students 7th - 8th
In this area worksheet, students solve and complete 20 different problems that include the measurement of various figures. First, they determine the area of each of the triangles, parallelograms and trapezoids. Then, students determine...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Right Triangles

For Students 10th
In this right triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include various right triangles. First, they find the value of a base given its hypotenuse. Then, students determine an angle given the perimeter and...
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Worksheet
Math Mammoth

Area of Rectangles

For Students 4th
In this geometry worksheet, 4th graders identify how many square units is the area of each of the shaded shapes. Then they find the areas of the rectangles when the sides are given. Students also draw the figure described for each.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Numeric Response Problem

For Students 3rd
In this square units learning exercise, 3rd graders complete word problems about the amount of square units shown. Students complete 10 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identify Place Value

For Students 4th - 5th
For this place values worksheet, students solve the word problems by identifying the place value number in question. Students solve six problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Explore Area: Practice

For Students 4th - 5th
In this area worksheet, students estimate the are of each shaded figure using the square units. Students then answer two test prep questions about area.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Park Planner

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this measurements worksheet, students read the park requirements and draw a park in the grid provided. They then write down the square unit area of 5 park features.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Building Quadrilaterals

For Students 10th
In this building quadrilaterals worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete ten different problems related to types of quadrilaterals. First, they build the quadrilateral on the given geoboard. Then, students draw the shape named using...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area on a Coordinate Grid

For Students 7th - 8th
In this area on a coordinate grid worksheet, students solve and graph 10 different problems on a coordinate grid. First, they determine the area of the given figures in each. Then, students determine the length of each side of the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Parallelograms

For Students 10th
For this area of parallelograms worksheet, 10th graders solve 8 problems that include finding the area of various parallelograms. First, they find the area of each given figure in number 1-3. Then, students find the area of each shaded...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area is Always Flat, But It's Not Always Regular

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students calculate the area of regular and irregular polygons by counting the number of whole an half squares within the polygon. They determine the formula for regular polygons and label the area in square units.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Place Value

For Students 4th - 5th
In this place value worksheet, students use the base ten blocks and square units to help them find the number and write it in expanded and standard form.
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Area (Elementary)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
In this lesson students will practice finding the area of rectangular shapes and irregular shapes with right angles and understand why the area formula works for rectangular shapes. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.5.b A plane figure which can...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Math: Area and Perimeter

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Bubble Mania [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Bubble Mania is a lesson plan that focuses on the concept of measurement as it applies to the diameter, circumference, and area in a bubble. Extension activities and connections, related worksheets, and additional resources are included.
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Activity
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Area Measurement Conversions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site allows you to type in an area of measurement you want to be converted. The site converts it for you!
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding Area With Squares: Lesson 4

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Step by step, this video lesson [4:34] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 4 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic Lesson Plan: New Way to Measure Area

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This article describes a new approach to teaching children more than just memorizing a formula to find area and hope they don't confuse it with perimeter. This approach involves a project with real life situations....
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Converting Square Units in the Metric System

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Square units in the metric system are investigated in this mathematics lesson. Students watch examples that explore how to convert square units.
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Unit Plan
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Activity: Garden Area

For Students 3rd - 5th
The learning activity explores area. Students determine the area of their garden by counting squares.