PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES - AREA

These activities are downloadable activities that will allow you practice angles and line concepts AWAY from the computer. Simply click on one of the links below to access the various activities. You will need to have access to a printer. Each activity represents the concepts for angles and lines introduced by grade level. If you are in a higher grade you might use the others as review material.

Activity	PDF Format
Discovering Formulas:This activity asks students to determine a short cut (formula) for determining the area of a square or rectangle.	Discovering Formulas
Discovering the Area of a Parallelogram:In this activity, you understand that you could just count the grid squares inside the parallelogram to determine the area, but you need to discover a general way to find the area for all parallelograms.	Discovering the Area of a Parallelogram
Perimeter and Area: A few introductory/review questions for determining area and perimeter.	Perimeter and Area
Exploring Surface Area:This activity gets students thinking about the difference between surface area and volume.	Exploring Surface Area
Perimeter & Area: Solve the problems for perimeter and area. Answer Key.	www resource
Area Formula Lab: (GM 66) Students use cut and paste methods to discover a formula for the area of polygonal shapes and circles. Several printable activities.	www resource
Formula sheet - this single printable page displays many of the basic formulas for both area and volume. A useful page to keep in your notebooks.	www resource