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How Do You Find the Area of a Trapezoid?

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Trapezoids can be tricky! Break down the process of finding the area of a trapezoid with an engaging math video. Learners explore area formula and shown exactly how to plug in information, solve, and simplify.

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Concepts

area, area formulas, height, measurement, order of operations, evaluating expressions, parallel lines, perpendicular lines, right angles, right triangles, triangles, simplifying, trapezoids, polygons, quadrilaterals

Additional Tags

area, trapezoid, area formula, height, base, two bases, variable values, perpendicular, right angle, right triangle, parallel, plug in, trapezoid area, simplify, pre-algebra, order of operations, unit squared, math

Instructional Ideas

Have your class watch the video in a computer lab prior to your lesson for a flipped classroom activity
Bring in manipulatives of trapezoids for learners to practice after watching the video

Pros

Detailed video is appropriate for at-home or in-class use
Includes lots of supplemental material for your geometry lesson

Cons

None

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