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Activity
George Mason University

Area Formula Lab

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
In this set of worksheet activities, students will be guided to discover formulas for area of polygonal shapes and circles.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Find Area With Partial Unit Squares

For Students 6th - 8th
Count unit squares and partial unit squares to find the area of shapes.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area of Rectangles With Fraction Side Lengths

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice computing the areas of rectangles that have fractional side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Handout
Quia

Ixl Learning: Area of Rectangles

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to the area of rectangles then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Using Area as an Architect (Stations Day 1)

For Teachers 3rd Standards
In this multi-day activity, 3rd graders make 3 different models of an orphanage floor plan using Google Drawing, Virtual Graph paper, and a construction of rectilinear shapes, to calculate the area of each room using units square.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Find Perimeter by Counting Unit Squares

For Students 2nd - 4th
Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle from its side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Handout
Other

All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Conversion of Area

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
View examples to learn how to convert area in square feet to area in square meters. If you need help, follow a link to a conversion chart.
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Activity
Other

Science Made Simple: Area Conversions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by Science Made Simple, allows you to enter an amount into an area conversion calculator.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Patios

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Does bigger perimeter mean bigger area? Answer this question when you try this math challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. Discover how understanding area and perimeter can be useful in real world situations.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Same Base and Height, Variation 2

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
This is the second version of a task asking students to find the areas of triangles that have the same base and height. This presentation is more abstract as students are not using physical models. They still determine the area of each...
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Handout
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Fraction Multiplication and Area

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
This fifth-grade lesson explores the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths. We tile the rectangle with unit rectangles and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths. We multiply...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Count Them Up! Using the Ti 73 Explorer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, you will investigate the areas of rectangles and squares by splitting them up into unit squares and/or half-unit squares and combining them.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...
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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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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Cubic Yards Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this calculator to calculate cubic yards volume for a variety of different areas. Enter measurements in US units or metric units. Calculate volume from your measurements in inches (in), feet (ft), yards (yd), centimeters (cm), or...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: United States Population Density, 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1912 of the United States, subtitled "Distribution of Population and Railways in 1850." The map is color-coded to show population densities ranging from areas with fewer than 2 inhabitants per square mile to areas of 90 or...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: United States Population Density, 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1912 of the United States, subtitled "Distribution of Population and Railways in 1900" showing the increase in population and expansion of the railroad network since 1850. The map is color-coded to show population densities...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Population in the United States, 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1910 of the United States showing the distribution of the population in 1900. The map is keyed to show areas of population with densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to 90 and over inhabitants per square...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Manufacturing Districts in the United States, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1910 of the United States showing the primary manufacturing districts at the time. The map is keyed to show areas where the averaged value of products of manufacture per square mile ranges from less than $1,000 per square mile...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The United States and Neighbors, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico, subtitled "The United States and its Neighbors in North America." The map is color-coded to show the possessions of Greenland (to Denmark),...
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Handout
Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Chance at Monte Carlo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At its core, the LEGO MINDSTORMS product provides a programmable microprocessor. Students use the EV3 processor to simulate an experiment involving thousands of uniformly random points placed within a unit square. Using the underlying...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Women Suffrage Before the Amendment, August 1, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the progression of suffrage prior to the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920. "The map shows the status of women suffrage, or the right of women to vote on an equality...

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