FCL: Area of 2D Shapes Due April 21

Everyday Math Lesson 9.4 Area of 2D Shapes

Materials Needed: Math notebook with graphic organizer and graph paper glued into it. 

• Review area and perimeter by watching this video
• Write your own definition of perimeter and area in your math notebook

• Complete the following Study Jams lessons on the area of parallelograms and triangles. 
• Lesson:Area of Parallelograms
• Lesson: Area of Triangles
• Write the formula for finding the area of a square, rectangle and triangle in your graphic organizer.
• For bonus homework you can also do the lesson on finding the area of irregular shapes. 
• ******Bonus: Area of Irregular Shapes
• To show your work, draw 3 irregular shapes and then find the perimeter and area of each on graph paper. 
• Play one of the following games for 5 minutes:
• Shape Shoot Perimeter
• Shape Shoot Area
• Math World Area and Perimeter

 

Scientific Notation Video Resources

Our large number collection box is growing and your inquiry into scientific notation before the break gave us a good head start to do some research. Now that we have returned to school it is time to get into the details of scientific notation, including the reasons we use it, connections we can make and patterns we notice. The work we did today in class with Tim and Moby on this new topic was great and we are off to a good start. Here are some more videos to support our learning.

Multiplying Decimals Three Ways

Here is a video for the lattice method:

Here is a video for the estimation method with the traditional method:

Here is one more video for the more traditional method: