Activity Overview
Students find perimeters of rectangles and squares, as well as circumferences of circles. Students find areas of rectangles, squares, and circles.
This Activity comes from Prentice Hall's © 2007 Geometry textbook.
Before the Activity
- Review the lesson PDF files
- Make copies of the lesson PDF files for your class
- Using LearningCheck Creator, review the LearningCheck™ EDC files prior to class. They include Check Skills You'll Need and Check Understanding questions from the lesson
- Make sure the LearningCheck App is on all student calculators
- Transfer the LearningCheck EDC files and Program file to student calculators using one of these methods:
- LearningCheck Creator "send to device" feature with a connectivity cable and unit-to-unit cables
- TI Connect, a connectivity cable and unit-to-unit cables
- TI-Navigator "send to class" feature
During the Activity
Students will:
Find the perimeter and area of rectangles and triangles using graph paper and a graphing calculator.
Find the circumference and area of circles in terms of pi and using a graphing calculator.
Find the area of irregular shapes.
Estimate the perimeter and area of real-world objects.
Directions:
Distribute the student activity sheets.
Follow the procedures as outlined.
After the Activity
As a class, review student progress, discussing questions that appeared to be more challenging, and re-teaching as needed.