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Area: Parallelograms, Triangles, and Trapezoids
AAA Math:  Area of a Parallelogram
AAA Math:  Area of a Triangle
AAA Math:  Area of a Trapezoid
Triangle Explorer - Students learn about areas of triangles and about the Cartesian coordinate system through experimenting with triangles drawn on a grid
MathGoodies.com - Area of a Parallelogram (Scroll down to 5 questions)
MathGoodies.com - Area of a Triangle (Scroll down to 5 questions)
Mathleague.com - Area of a Parallelogram - Explanation
Mathleague.com - Area of a Triangle - Explanation
Mathleague.com - Area of a Trapezoid - Explanation
glencoe.com - Self-Check Quiz
Area and Circumference of Circles
AAA Math:  Area of a Circle
AAA Math:  Circumference of a Circle
Circumference Activity (Must have SMARTBoard software installed and must be within District network to access file)
Mathleague.com - Area of a Circle - Explanation
Mathleague.com - Circumference of a Circle - Explanation
glencoe.com - Self-Check Quiz
glencoe.com - Self-Check Quiz
Area:  Irregular Figures and Parts of Shaded Figures
AAA Math:  Area of a Trapezoid
AAA Math:  Area of a Trapezoid
Shape Explorer - This applet allows users to practice calculating perimeter and area for irregular shapes
Area and Perimeter Activity (Must have SMARTBoard software installed and must be within District network to access file)
Effects on Perimeter and Area:  When Dimensions are Changed
Surface Area:  Prisms and Cylinders
AAA Math:  Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism
AAA Math:  Surface Area of a Cylinder
glencoe.com - Self-Check Quiz
Surface Area:  Pyramids and Cones
glencoe.com - Self-Check Quiz
Volume:  Prisms and Cylinders
AAA Math:  Volume of a Rectangular Prism
AAA Math:  Volume of a Triangular Prism
AAA Math:  Volume of a Cylinder
glencoe.com - Self-Check Quiz
Volume:  Pyramids, Cones, and Spheres
AAA Math:  Volume of a Pyramid
AAA Math:  Volume of a Cone
AAA Math:  Volume of a Sphere
glencoe.com - Self-Check Quiz
Changing Dimensions of Solids
Misc.
Baseball: Baseball Geometry - Explore historical and modern materials and construction of baseballs and perform calculations using various methods to discover the volume and surface area of a sphere.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Learning about Length, Perimeter, Area, and Volume of Similar Objects Using Interactive Figures: Side Length and Area of Similar Figures (Scroll down to interactive applet)
Funbrain.com Shape Surveyor Geometry Game - Area, Perimeter of Rectangles
MathGoodies.com - Perimeter and Area of Polygons Challenge Exercises
Perimeter Explorer - This applet allows users to practice calculating the perimeter of random shapes.