Lesson Plan: The Area of a Square in terms of Its Diagonals Mathematics • 6th Grade
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to find the area of a square in terms of its diagonal length.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- use models to show that the area of a square can be found using diagonal length diagonal length,
- find the area of a square when given its diagonal length,
- solve problems involving finding the area of a square using diagonals.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- finding the area of a square using side length side length.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- the square and square root of a number.
