Sunnyvale

August 14, 2021, 5:00:00 PM

Saturday

Level 5

Mr. Jake

Target 1​

Lesson Type:

Continuation

Measurment

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Techniques and Formulas

Solve problems involving area.

Supporting targets:

1:

Find the area of triangles, trapezoids, and parallelograms.

2:

Use previous area understandings (of rectangular figures) to gain insight into the area of new geometric shapes.

3:

Determine the algebraic equations for calculating the area of a triangle (½ base * height), a trapezoid (½ height * (base1 + base2)), and a parallelogram (base * height).

4:

Calculate the area of a shaded region of a figure.

5:

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Grade:

7th

Vocabulary:

Area, Triangle, Coordinates

Activities:

Discussed how to find the area of a triangle

Found the area of the shaded region of a figure

Given the area of a triangle and either the width or height, found the corresponding height or width

Found the area of triangles on the coordinate plane

Home Exploration

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