Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Find Base and Height on a Triangle
Identify the height of a triangle when given the base. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Right Triangles Calculator
Use this calculator to find the unknown angles in a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. Once you know the sides you can calculate the perimeter, semiperimeter, area, and the altitudes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area Challenge
Practice solving problems involving triangles, parallelograms, and composite figures. Exercises include decimals, fractions, and word problems. Area of circles is not included. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Circle Sandwich
Eighth graders are presented with a drawing of a large square inscribed by a circle which is itself inscribed by a second square. They are asked to find the area of the circle outside the smaller square and compare it to the area of the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Same Base and Height, Variation 1
Make the following triangles on a geoboard. Remember that the pegs are equally spaced in a square grid. Compare the areas of the triangles. Aligns with 6.G.A.1.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Base and Height
The purpose of this task is to help students understand what is meant by a base and its corresponding height in a triangle and to be able to correctly identify all three base-height pairs. Aligns with 6.G.A.1.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Isosceles Triangles Calculator
Use this calculator to find the sides, perimeter, area, semiperimeter, and altitude of an isosceles triangle.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Equilateral Triangles Calculator
An equilateral triangle is a special case of a triangle where all 3 sides have equal length and all 3 angles are equal to 60 degrees.
Other
Algebra Lab: Areas and Perimeters of Triangles and Special Quadrilaterals
Learn how to find the areas and perimeters of triangles and special quadrilaterals.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Area of Triangles
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the formula for finding the area of a triangle. Examples and hints are given to help students. A video clip is included, showing how to find the height of a triangle, given the...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Area of Right Triangles
This lesson presents the idea that the area of any right triangle is exactly half of a certain rectangle, and contains varied exercises for students.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use the Pythagorean Theorem to find perimeter and area. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
That Quiz
That Quiz: Triangulos
These interactive activities are designed to examine the mathematical concepts of length, perimeter, and area. These activities may be used to develop students' understanding of these mathematical concepts.
Math Drills
Math Drills: Measurement Worksheets
Download these free worksheets to sharpen your measurement skills. Sheets focus on temperature, conversion, area and perimeter, volume, and more.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Move Along Little Vertex
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the area of triangles having the same base and same height.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Remarkable Rectangles
Rectangle is SO MUCH like triangle! Those darned angles--they'll get beginning learners! This is a fun way to practice rectangle!
Learning Wave Communications
Learning Wave: Geometry, Section 2
Geometry concepts are briefly discussed at this site, including volume of a cylinder, parallelograms, circles, trapezoids, and triangles. Sample problems and applications are included for practice.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Maths: 2 D Shapes
Learn about the properties of 2-D shapes: circles, triangles, polygons, and quadrilaterals. Includes information, video, and examples about each, with games and quizzes for reinforcement.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
Cnice: Relacion De Ejercicios Interactivos.
In Spanish. Interactive activities online on various geometric and trigonometric concepts such as area, perimeter, secants, tangents, etc. A terrific resource for students. Site is organized acoording to shape. (triangle, quadrilaterals,...
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Polygons
Get the definition and properties of a polygon. Then explore such topics as: 1) types of polygon 2) area 3) Perimeter 4) angles associated with polygons and 5) names of polygons.
Vernet -Virtual Education Resources Network
Salon Hogar: Referencia Rapida De Formulas Geometricas
This site provides the user with a useful reference to different geometric forms, their elements, formulas, and areas. Entirely in Spanish.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Precalculus Basic Formulas to Know
This CoolMath resource provides an introduction to some Precalculus formulas.
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.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Regular Polygon Calculator
Use this calculator to calculate properties of a regular polygon. Enter any 1 variable plus the number of sides or the polygon name. Calculates side length, inradius, circumradius, area, and perimeter.