Find the area of the shape!
This site offers some easy to follow directions on how to find that area of a few different shapes. It may seem to easy for some people, but it's worth taking a look at.
Find the area of the shape!
This site offers some easy to follow directions on how to find that area of a few different shapes. It may seem to easy for some people, but it's worth taking a look at.
MathLeague.com Area and Perimeter
Here you will find simple definitions of perimeter and area along with some formulas and examples. If you need a little extra practice, this is a good place to start.
Shape Surveyor
Use your math skills to unearth an archeological puzzle. By finding the perimeters and areas of different rectangles, you'll uncover pieces of the puzzle, and at the end, find out some interesting facts about fun places around the world.
AAA Math Geometry
This site offers links to help out with the perimeters and areas of many different shapes. Just follow a link to what you would like to know. The link will take you to a page that will explain how to calculate the perimeter or area of whatever it is you are looking for.
Mrs. Glosser's MathGoodies
Here you will find many different geometry lessons online. Lessons include, Perimeter of Polygons, Area of Rectangles, Area of Parallelograms, Area of Triangles, Area of Trapezoids, Practice Exercises, Challenge Exercises, and Solutions. As you can see, some of these lessons are beyond what we have covered in class. If you want to try to work ahead, you may do so. However, we will be covering these topics later in the semester, so you may want to come back to them then.
Mrs. Renz's Favorite Math Web Sites
This site has a lot of really cool math links. You can find links to both perimeter and area, along with other cool things like illusions and logic puzzles. Use these links to reinforce what we've learned in class, and don't forget to have fun too!
Perimeter Explorer
This is a great page to help practice finding the perimeters of many different sized shapes. You pick the number of squares it will use, and then the program will make as many different shapes as it can; you find the perimeter.
Shape Explorer
This page is like the one above, only here you will practice finding the areas of different shapes.
Area Explorer
This page combines the two above. Here, you will practice finding both the perimeters and areas of different sized shapes.
Brain Teaser
This is a fun little puzzle. The page says it is four fourth graders, but don't let that offend you; it's not as easy as you may think. Just use your math skills, and you'll be able to solve the puzzle of which garden belongs to which person.
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