- 3 Put the shapes on a sheet of paper. Prepare a sheet of white construction paper or drawing paper (e.g. Arrange the shapes on the sheet, spacing them out at least an inch apart. Once you're happy with their positions, press firmly on each shape to stick it in place.
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What is area?
Area tells us the size of a shape or figure. It tells us the size of squares, rectangles, circles, triangles, other polygons, or any enclosed figure.
In the real world it tells us the size of pieces of paper, computer screens, rooms in houses, baseball fields, towns, cities, countries, and so on. Knowing the area can be very important. Think of getting a new carpet fitted in a room in your home. Knowing the area of the room will help make sure that the carpet you buy is big enough without having too much left over.
Calculating Area
Area is measured in squares (or square units).
How many squares are in this rectangle?
We can count the squares or we can take the length and width and use multiplication. The rectangle above has an area of 15 square units.
The area of a rectangle is = length x width
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Examples of calculating the area of a rectangle
Units for measuring area
We measure area using squares. We use different sizes of squares depending on how big or small an area is.
We could use small squares to measure large areas. The only problem with this is that we would end up having to use very big numbers. For example, a field might be measured at 5,000,000,000 square millimeters when 5,000 square meters would be a much easier size to say, write, and visualize.
You will probably hear more units for measuring area; square inches, square feet, square yards, square miles, acres, hectares are all units used for measuring area.
More Examples of Calculating Area
Area of a Square
The length and width of a square are the same so we just need to multiply the length by the length. Fahrenheit: indigo prophecy remastered 1 0 4.
Area of a Circle
The area of a circle = πr2
where r is the radius of the circle and π is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
where r is the radius of the circle and π is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
π (pronounced 'pie' and often written 'Pi') is an infinite decimal with a common approximation of 3.14159. You can find out more about Pi here
Example of calculating the area of a circle
Explanation of the Area of a Circle Formula
Take a circle and divide it into equally sized sectors and rearrange these as shown below. Notice how, as the sectors become smaller, the shape becomes more like a rectangle. Note: There is no limit to how small these sectors could be and to how closely they could resemble a rectangle when arranged.
Assuming we know that the circumference of a circle is equal to 2πr we can add dimensions to the 'rectangle' as shown below. Using the area of a rectangle area formula, area = width x height we can see how our circle, re-configured as a rectangle, can be shown to have an area that approximates to πr x r or πr2
Circle Sectors Rearranged
Circle Sectors Rearranged - Starting to Look Like a Rectangle
Area of Compound Shapes
There are many cases where the calculation of a total area requires more than one area to be calculated followed by either an addition, subtraction, or some other combination of operations to find the required area.
Note: In the examples below the units of measurement are not shown and answers and the value of π (Pi) have been rounded to the nearest hundredth.
Example: Simple Compound Shapes
The area calculation example below is relatively simple. The shape can be seen as a triangle combined with a rectangle.
The example above illustrates a common requirement when working with compound shapes - finding dimensions that are not shown. When tutoring your children, give help, when needed, to find these 'missing' dimensions. There is another example below.
Finding the dimensions
Example: Subtracting one area from another
In the example below, the shape can be seen as a rectangle with a triangle cut out.
Example: Partial areas
The example below is similar to one above although, since we have a semi-circle we need to calculate a fraction (one-half) of the circle's area. Note in this example the diameter, and not the radius is shown.
Example: Decisions! Combine? Subtract
It is common to have more than one way to calculate the final area. In the examples below the shape can be seen as two rectangles combined or as one large rectangle with a smaller rectangle 'cut out' from the top right corner.
Calculating Area Worksheets
Cut Out Shapes 8 3 13 X 4
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Cut Out Shapes 8 3 13 Full
Print out the worksheets listed below and use them for practice when tutoring your children.
- Calculating Compound Areas e.g. with rectangular shapes
- Calculating Compound Areas e.g. with rectangles, triangles, and circles
- Calculating Areas e.g. of Triangles
- Calculating Surface Areas e.g. of Rectangular Prisms
You will find more printable geometry worksheets here.
Exploring the properties of three dimensional shapes is fun for all ages! Because kids are introduced to 3D shapes early on, you could make these together with young kids, or you could use them with high schoolers to explore more complex math. No matter how you use them, this set of foldable 3D shapes is bound to be a hit!
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To assemble this set of foldable 3D shapes:
I highly recommend printing the nets on stock paper rather than regular paper. I have tried it both ways, and regular paper is just too flimsy.
After printing, simply cut out the 3d shape nets on the solid lines.
If you’ve printed on white card stock as I have, take some time to get creative and color or decorate the shapes before assembling them! This could make a great math art project!
If your students are older, have them label the different parts of the shape (face, edge, base) before assembling to use as a reference throughout their study of shapes! ?
This will help them see and learn math vocabulary.
Then, carefully fold each tab so that it can be used to glue the shape together, and fold each side of the shape.
Finally, glue each side together. I suggest adding a few dabs of glue to each tab and then hold it in place for a few seconds before gluing the next tab. This will help make sure it stays together.
You can also use tape if that’s easier for you (or you don’t have glue).
Once all the shapes are assembled, you can use them however you like, depending on the age of your kids!
Learning ideas for foldable 3D shapes:
- Discuss math vocabulary such as polyhedron, face, edge, prism, etc.
- Compare the shapes by counting number of faces and edges or other characteristics
- Use them to go on a 3D shape hunt: find the shapes in real life
- Compare the different pyramids and then compare them to the great pyramids of Egypt (combining math and history!)
- Use the nets to learn about surface area and volume
- Use them along with the book, Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone to learn about Euler’s formula (see more free resources to use with the book here!)
- Or simply as a fun math art project!
This set of geometricnets is FREE to download and contains the following three dimensional shapes:
- Cube
- Rectangular Prism
- Triangular Prism
- Cylinder
- Triangle Based Pyramid
- Square Based Pyramid
- Pentagon Based Pyramid
- Cone
In addition, this set includes a foldable copy (with tabs) to allow students as young as preschool build their own models, as well as geometricnets without tabs to be used for any other purpose in the geometry classroom!
For instance, let students measure the nets to explore surface area with these FREE surface area lessons (surface area of prisms and cylinders and surface area of pyramids and cones)!
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Hope you find these helpful and FUN as you explore three dimensional shapes!
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