Formulas! Formulas! Everywhere!

A few activities to introduce area

Authors

  • Todd O Moyer Towson University
  • R. Michael Krach Towson University

Keywords:

area, geometry, measurement, transformation

Abstract

This article describes activities that can be used to introduce the concepts of perimeter and area with conceptual understanding for students in grades 4 through 9. The transformations of reflection and rotation are used to build this understanding.

References

Common Core State Standards Initiative (2010). Standards of Mathematical Practice. Available on-line at http://www.corestandards.org/Math/

Krach, R. (2015) Area and Perimeter. New York State Mathematics Teachers’ Journal 65(2).

Krach, R. & Moyer, T. (2020) Coordinates & Geometric Transformations – Four Activities. The Centroid 45(2), 3–10.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2000). Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, VA: Author

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Published

2022-09-23

How to Cite

Moyer, T. O., & Krach, R. M. (2022). Formulas! Formulas! Everywhere! A few activities to introduce area. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 92(1), 13–26. Retrieved from https://ohiomathjournal.org/index.php/OJSM/article/view/9071

Issue

Vol. 92: Fall 2022

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2022 Todd O Moyer, R. Michael Krach

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