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Curated OER

Poly-Mania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This hands-on lesson takes young geometers on a tour of 2D polygons and 3D polyhedrons. After exploring different web resources and discussing geometric shapes, small groups construct models of polyhedrons using bendable straws. Note:...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network (UEN)

The Pasture and the Fence

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Beginning geometers use tiles and grid paper to draw and calculate perimeter and area. Rectangles of different sizes are created and then measured to build understanding. The one-inch grid sheet referenced is attached. 
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Curated OER

Investigation Designing a Patchwork Quilt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice calculating area by creating a classroom quilt. Students are given a 6x6 inch square material they design based on a classroom theme. A sample of the class quilt is created using graph paper so students may...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Area of Rectangles

For Students 1st - 2nd
There are 10 word problems here, all in the same format. Learners are presented with the geometric scenario of a rectangle divided into rows and columns. They must determine, based on the number of each, how many squares are inside the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry and Geoboard

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use geoboards and dot paper to experiment with geometric concepts. In this geometry instructional activity, 6th graders complete four activities using geoboards or dot paper including naming points on a coordinate plan and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

SAT Grid Practice Test 12

For Students 10th - 12th
In this SAT practice test, students solve various problems dealing with percent, area of polygons, rates, functions, and distance. This one page on-line worksheet contains ten multi-step problems.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Surface Area of Prism

For Students 10th
Tenth graders are provided instructions, including a video, on calculating the surface area of a prism. The one-page interactive worksheet contains two worked questions. Answers are included. 
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NY Learns

Investigation - Looking at Polygons

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers construct polygons by plotting points on a coordinate plane. Pupils connect the points and identify which polygons they have drawn. They will need graph paper to carry out the assigned activities. A vocabulary list,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Developing Formulas for Circles and Regular Polygons

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Formulas and procedures for finding the area and circumference are not provided on this handout, so it will be best used as a practice of already-acquired skills. It is a well-rounded assignment, however, as it includes diagrams,...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Hexagonal Pattern of Beehives

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young geometers and biologists investigate the math of nature in an activity that is just the bee's knees. Participants will study the tessellations of hexagons in a beehive, along with the natural rationale behind the specific shape....
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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...
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Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Patterns in Prague

For Teachers 8th Standards
Designers in Prague are not diagonally challenged. The mini-assessment provides a complex pattern made from blocks. Individuals use the pattern to find the area and perimeter of the design. To find the perimeter, they use the Pythagorean...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Painted Stage

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Find the area as it slides. Pupils derive an equation to find the painted area of a section of a trapezoidal-shaped stage The section depends upon the sliding distance the edge of the painted section is from a vertex of the trapezoid....
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Curated OER

Who Let the Dogs Out?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the perimeter and area of polygons. In this geometry lesson, students apply formulas of perimeter to solve geometric problems. They calculate the area of a dog fence and create ways to keep the dog in that area.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Areas of Plane Figures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compute areas of squares, rectangles, and so on and summarize the formulas for computing areas and explain how the formulas are derived and understand the reasoning behind them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area and Periemeter

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the area and perimeters of various quadrilaterals and triangles.  The one page worksheet contains ten problems.  Answers are not provided. 
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Interactive
Curated OER

Rectangle & Square Problems - Length, Width, Perimeter and Area

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, students determine the length and width of given rectangles given their area. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area of Rectangles and Triangles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice calculating the perimeter of different shapes. As a class, they work together to calculate the area of rectangles and triangles using the proper formula. To end the lesson, they determine how many feet are in a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sum of Exterior Angles of Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Have fun calculating angles for different polygons. The class differentiate the relationship between the interior and exterior angles of polygons. They discuss linear pair as it related the polygons and their angles. This is done as they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tessellations with Regular Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Show your learners how to create tessellations using different polygons. This is achieved by having young scholars make observations of polygons to find the ones that will tessellate.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of 2D Shapes

For Students 9th - 12th
For this area worksheet, students commence solving for area of squares and rectangles, and continue to parallelograms and triangles, and continue again to rhombi and trapezoids and finish with circles, polygons, and shaded regions. There...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area Review

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, learners calculate the area and different polygons such as squares, parallelogram, and rectangles. There are 15 questions with an answer key.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your pupils to calculate the area of different polygons. Learners create formulas to solve their problems. They use the TI navigator to graph their shapes and observe the change in area.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Paralelograms

For Students 8th - 9th
In this online interactive worksheet, students determine the missing length of a geometric shape and then check their answers.

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