University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Measurement, Perimeter, and Area Activities
Measurement, perimeter, and area skills are exhibited while learners participate in these hands-on lessons. Each lesson plan includes objectives, methods, strategies, a description, and assessment techniques.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Maximizing the Area of a Rectangle
This activity is adapted from one of the TI books. Students measure lengths and widths of rectangles and record for the class to see. Each group's rectangle has the same perimeter, but different areas. After a discussion, students make...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Area Rectangles
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will understand area measured in square centimeters. They will understand and use the formula in words for the area of a rectangle.
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University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Fair Play [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of the concept of measurement.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Rectangle Perimeter 3
The purpose of this task is to ask young scholars to write expressions and to consider what it means for two expressions to be equivalent. Aligns with 6.EE.A.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.g Designs
In this lesson plan, 7th graders use the formula for circles to determine the area and perimeter.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Keeping Cool
Is it better to by block ice or crushed ice? Use your logical reasoning and measurement skills to solve this challenge that compares surface area of block ice and the same block cut into three cubes. A one page activity from the NCTM...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Geoboards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Geoboards bring challenge into the classroom as the student uses methods to measure length, area, and perimeters of polygons.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Unknown Dimensions of Squares and Rectangles (Grade 3)
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This learning module features five videos and a set of practice questions in which students learn to compute linear measures, given edge or surface measures of...
Other
All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
PBS
Pbs: Count on It!: Blossom and Snappy Redecorate, Part 2
Blossom and Snappy redecorate the messy garage which involves measuring lengths and calculating area. They learn some ideas on redecoration by visiting a furniture store, a neon company, and an art supply store. They turn junk into...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Similarity
This site contains a lesson plan for high school age learners. The objective is to discover the factor of proportionality in similar polygons and to relate this factor to the perimeters and areas of similar polygons.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Unknown Dimensions of Parallelograms Grades 6 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the unknown dimensions of a parallelogram given its area and another measurement.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Geometry
This resource allows users to test their geometry knowledge.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Faq, Geometric Figures
This page brings you to a table of contents of three-dimensional figures. Selecting a figure will bring you to a page defining and illustrating the figure with applicable formulas listed.
PBS
Pbs: Geometry and Classification of 2 D Figures: Bianca Busts a Move
In this video from Cyberchase, Bianca breaks her friend's tabletop when she's practicing dance moves in his living room. She uses measurement and geometry to get a new piece of wood that will fit the table exactly. The accompanying...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Geometry
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.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Geometry Slice Special Test
A succinct test for assessing geometry concepts. Assessment is scored online giving immediate feedback. An excellent assessment tool.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Architects in Action
Through this lesson plan, students will learn how to use ratios to create a scale drawing of their classroom's floor plan. It provides adaptations, discussion questions, assessment rubric, and suggested readings to help develop students'...
Math Slice
Math Slice: Math Millionaire
Answer only 15 questions to become a Math Millionaire when you play this interactive game that focuses on a variety of math skills. An engaging, fast paced, and fun way for learners to review math concepts. Answers are checked immediately.