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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 irregular...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Regular and Irregular Polygons: Polygon States

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Colorado would probably object if Wyoming enlarged its borders. Scholars use an interactive map to change the borders of U.S. states to see how angles change. They then answer questions about regular and irregular polygons.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Countdown Challenge: Live Symmetry in Regular & Irregular Polygons

For Students 7th - 8th
In this symmetry activity, learners identify lines of symmetry in given polygons. They discover the correlation between the number of sides and the number of lines of symmetry. Students determine the lines of symmetry in irregular...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Regular & Irregular Polygons

For Students 7th
In this polygons instructional activity, 7th graders identify and complete 8 different problems that include determining the types of various polygons. First, they use the table to the left to color each of the polygons illustrated....
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Assessment
Illustrative Mathematics

Polygons

For Students 2nd Standards
Identify shapes based on their attributes. Second graders are tasked to color triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons specific colors. The one thing these shapes have in common? They are all polygons.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Regular or Irregular Polygons

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this polygons worksheet, students decide whether each shape is a regular polygon or an irregular polygon. Students complete 6 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Regular or Irregular Polygons

For Students 6th - 8th
In this geometry skills worksheet, students respond to 6 questions that require determine whether 6 geometric shapes are regular or irregular polygons.
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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Interior Angles, Exterior Angles, and Diagonals of Polygons

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
How does the number of sides of a polygon affect the angle measures? Learners recognize a pattern in finding the total measure of interior and exterior angles and the number of diagonals. They use the patterns to calculate the number of...
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Worksheet
Alberta Learning

Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Evaluate young mathematicians' understanding of area and perimeter with this series of three assessment tasks. Challenging students to not only calculate the area and perimeter of irregular shapes, but to explain in writing their...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Angles in Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Polygons — it's all about the angles. Groups work with dynamic geometry software to find the sum of the measures of the angles of various polygons. After finding the information for several polygons, the groups generate a formula that...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area of irregular Polygons: Historical Motivator - Lewis and Clark Adventure

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders find the area of irregular polygons. For this lesson on calculating area, 7th graders use the adventures of Lewis and Clark as motivation to learn how to calculate the area of irregular polygons.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stained Glass Polygons

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students follow directions to make a stained glass window design of regular and irregular polygons with specific geometric elements. In this geometry lesson plan, students also analyze other classmate's designs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Perimeter of Polygons

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss perimeter by relating it to the path they would take while walking their dog around a park. They find the perimeter of regular polygons and one irregular polygon. Students use graph paper to draw their own examples...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area of Irregular Polygons

For Teachers 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the area of irregular polygons.  The one page worksheet contains three problems.  Solutions are provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometry: Calculating Perimeters

For Students 9th - 12th
In this perimeter worksheet, students find the perimeter of 3 polygons. Students find the perimeter of irregular polygons given various side lengths.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Powerful Polygons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students scan the classroom to find different common shapes. They listen as the teacher defines polygon and regular polygon. The teacher demonstrates regular polygons via the Internet and the "Math is Fun" web site. Students go outside...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jack and The Beanstalk Estimation

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Introduce the day's lesson by reading Jack and The Beanstalk by Richard Walker, and then review the concept of area with your class. We don't always need rulers to measure, though! Teach learners how to use their hands to help us measure...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Areas of Irregular Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students solve for the area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students identify and differentiate between regular and irregular polygons. They use properties of irregular polygons to solve problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Perimeter All Around

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore perimeter and area of regular and irregular polygons. They experiment with color squares and create different arrangements using the same number squares. Then they compare the area and perimeter measurements of each.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pick's Theorem

For Students 6th - 7th
In this Pick's Theorem worksheet, students solve and graph 6 different problems that include using Pick's Theorem to solve. First, they use Pick's Theorem to determine the area of the shapes given as well as their own shapes drawn. Then,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Polygon People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify polygons.  In this polygon people instructional activity, students draw required shapes and construct a polygon person.  They identify each shape and its characteristics.  The instructional activity may be extended by...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese Tangrams

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the history of Chinese tangrams and complete tangram activities. In this tangram lesson, students complete Internet research to learn the history of Chinese tangrams. Students construct a set of tangrams, compare the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Polygons

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students find the area and perimeter of the regular and irregular polygons. They pay attention to use the proper measurements for calculation.
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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 rectangles,...

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