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Area of a triangle

Area of a triangle

TLF ID M016367

This is a Geogebra activity used to teach the area of a triangle. Suitable for use with an interactive whiteboard (IWB).

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Educational details

Educational value

This resource is valuable for addressing the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics content description in Year 7 related to finding areas of triangles. It is an interactive dynamic geometry applet for use on an interactive whiteboard. The applet helps students relate the area of a triangle to the area of its bounding rectangles. It can be used to justify and explain the area formula for a triangle.

Year level

5; 6; 7; 8

Topics Area Square metres

Learning area

Mathematics

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Contributors

Author

Name: Centre for Learning Innovation
Organization: Centre for Learning Innovation
Description: author

Contributor

Name: Centre for Learning Innovation
Organization: Centre for Learning Innovation
Description: author

Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
Description: Data contributor

Name: Education Services Australia
Organization: Education Services Australia
Description: Data manager
Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/

Publisher

Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
Description: Publisher

Resource metadata contributed by

Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
Address: AUSTRALIA
URL: www.esa.edu.au

Access profile

Generic

Learning Resource Type

Interactive

Rights

© State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2013.