Students decompose irregular polygons into triangles and rectangles, find their areas to estimate the fraction of a scene that’s advertising, and discuss the pros and cons of living in an ad-free world.
Mathematics is a creative and visual subject!
In this lesson, students compare and contrast shapes using attribute blocks.
In this lesson, students continue to discuss attributes of triangles.
Students use appropriate vocabulary to describe shapes to their classmates.
Students review basic geometric terms related to triangles.
Take it in turns to make a triangle on the pegboard. Can you block your opponent?
“Parallelograms” from IM Grade 6 by Open Up Resources and Illustrative Mathematics.
“From Parallelograms to Triangles” from IM Grade 6 by Open Up Resources and Illustrative Mathematics.
“Area of Triangles” from IM Grade 6 by Open Up Resources and Illustrative Mathematics.
“Bases and Heights of Triangles” from IM Grade 6 by Open Up Resources and Illustrative Mathematics.
“Formula for the Area of a Triangle” from IM Grade 6 by Open Up Resources and Illustrative Mathematics.
