Everyday Math Unit 9: Coordinates, Area, Perimeter, Volume
Updated 2-12-16
In this unit, students will study geometry, with a focus on area and perimeter.
Topics studied include:
Download the Unit 9 Objectives to view samples of each objective studied in this unit.
Download the Unit 9 Family Letter for more information about this unit, including vocabulary definitions, new algorithms, at-home suggestions, and answers to selected study link questions. Scroll down the page to find games, skills practice, and video tutorials specific to this unit of study.
One of the most important skills students will need for fifth grade math is automatic recall of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. I strongly encourage all students to practice math facts at home for at least 5 minutes each night. Our class will be charting progress as we take Facts Master practice tests each week, with the goal of correctly answering all 300 problems in under 10 minutes. Use this online stopwatch to time yourself!
Downloads
Mr. Bowen's Tutorials
In this unit, students will study geometry, with a focus on area and perimeter.
Topics studied include:
- Coordinates and Coordinate Planes
- Transformations (review only)
- Perimeter
- Area of Rectangles, Parallelograms, Triangles
- Volume of Prisms
Download the Unit 9 Objectives to view samples of each objective studied in this unit.
Download the Unit 9 Family Letter for more information about this unit, including vocabulary definitions, new algorithms, at-home suggestions, and answers to selected study link questions. Scroll down the page to find games, skills practice, and video tutorials specific to this unit of study.
One of the most important skills students will need for fifth grade math is automatic recall of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. I strongly encourage all students to practice math facts at home for at least 5 minutes each night. Our class will be charting progress as we take Facts Master practice tests each week, with the goal of correctly answering all 300 problems in under 10 minutes. Use this online stopwatch to time yourself!
Downloads
- Unit 9 Study Links
- Unit 9 Vocabulary Cards
- SL 9.4 Perimeter/Area Oklahoma Supplement
- Area/Perimeter Word Problems 1
- Area/Perimeter Word Problems 2
- Guided Perimeter/Area Problems
- Tangram Polygon Challenge
- Unit 9 Study Guide
Mr. Bowen's Tutorials
- Unit 9 Review (comprehensive, not Mr. Bowen)
- Perimeter
- Area of Rectangles
- Perimeter and Area Problems 1
- Perimeter and Area Problems 2
- Perimeter and Area Problems 3
- Area of Parallelograms
- Area of Triangles
Games and Interactives
Area/Perimeter
- Perimeter/Area Review
- Shape Surveyor
- Zoo Designer
- Party Designer
- Interactive Perimeter Explorer
- Perimeter/Area Interactive
- Phet Area Builder
- Area/Perimeter Interactive Applets - for rectangles, triangles, parallelograms
Volume
- Count the Cubes
- Cubes Interactive
- Prism Drawing Tool
- Scale Factor - compare changes in perimeter and area
Coordinates
Mixed Skills
- Computation Castle
- Burnside's Billions
- Tipster
- Best Math Friends (word problems)
- Number Eaters (try this!)
- Number Munchers (Leveled Version)
- Number Munchers (Java Version) + ActiveGS Version (requires plugin) + iPhone/iPad app
- Fraction Munchers (Java Version) + ActiveGS Version (requires plugin)
Skills Practice
Need more practice with area/perimeter/volume? Try some of these practice quizzes. More practice quizzes categorized by topic can be found on the Math Skills Practice page.
Area/Perimeter
- Area/Perimeter 1
- Area /Perimeter 2
- Area of Squares and Rectangles
- Area of Complex Figures
- Compare Area and Perimeter of Two Figures
- Area of Polygons Practice
- Area of Right Triangles
- Area of Triangles
- Area of Rectangles and Parallelograms
- Area of Composite Shapes (advanced)
Volume
Coordinates and Transformations
Video Tutorials
Forgot how to find the area of a triangle? Can't remember how to find the volume of a prism? Watch these video tutorials from the Khan Academy. Most video clips are between 5 and 10 minutes in length and are presented in a simple, yet easy-to-understand format.
Area/Perimeter
- Perimeter and Area Basics
- Triangle Area Proofs
- Finding Area by Rearranging Parts
- Finding Area by Breaking Up the Shape
- Area/Perimeter Word Problem 1
- Area/Perimeter Word Problem 2
- Area/Perimeter Word Problem 3
- Area of an Equilateral Triangle
- Area of a Strange Quadrilateral
- Circles: Radius, Diameter and Circumference
- Labeling Parts of a Circle
- Area of a circle
- Circumference of a Circle
- Challenging Perimeter Problem
- Area of a Parallelogram
Volume
Coordinates
