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F. Atallah - TIME Rectangles They are all around us - in our houses, schools, streets, and in many other places. In these activity you will review properties of rectangles, and how to calculate their areas. Do the activities in order. Activity 1 Activity 4 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 3 activities EXIT Sources

F. Atallah - TIME Activity 1 Click on icon and follow the instructions. POLYGON Click on the words POLYGON and use the definition to decide if any of the following figures is a polygon. Click on the figure and check your answer. RECTANGLE Now click on the word RECTANGLE. From the list below, select the properties that describe a rectangle by clicking on the letter next to the property. A. The rectangle is a polygon with four sides.A. B. The rectangle has four right angles.B. C. The rectangle has four equal sides.C. D. The rectangle has one pair of parallel sides.D. activities EXIT

F. Atallah - TIME Activity 2 Use this page to read about the area of a rectangle: Use this page to read about the area of a rectangle: Lessons. Look at the main menu then select Lessons. Lesson IV: Two Dimensional Figures. Scroll down till Lesson IV: Two Dimensional Figures. Rectangles: Area Look for Rectangles: Area. R Click first on the icon for reading R and read only the lesson on the area of a rectangle. Q Next go back to the previous page and click on the icon for quizzes Q and try the exercise. activities EXIT

F. Atallah - TIME Activity 3 Click on the icon first Calculating thearea of a rectangle Now look at the red rectangle and read about Calculating the area of a rectangle. Keep in mind that the base and height are terms used in some math textbooks to refer to length and width of a rectangle. Scroll down to the pink rectangle, click on the game you want. This will take you to the orange rectangle. START Press START, and start playing your game. This game will help you practice finding the area of a rectangle given the length and width. You can re-play or play another game if you wish. activities EXIT

F. Atallah - TIME Activity 4 Go back to the webpage that we started by clicking the icon. Example 3 Read the examples on this page. In Example 3, if we know the area of a rectangle, and one of the dimensions, say the length, how can we find the width? Think of a rule and keep it in mind. Exercises Now read the instructions for the Exercises and try them all. Keep trying until you get the correct answer. activities EXIT

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F. Atallah - TIME Sources Picture 1: blue-bevel rectangle.jpg Source: Picture 2: rectangle.jpg Source: rectangle.html Picture 3: red rectangle.jpg Source: zhengjian.org/.../ red%20rectangle.jpg Picture 4” wall cover rectangle.jpg Source: manhole.htm EXIT