Area

An animated PowerPoint of how to find the area of squares, rectangles, parallelograms and triangles. Basics right up to the use of algebra to explain how the area of a triangle with its apex outside its baseline can be found using the same formula as for other triangles.

A on the area of a house floor plan can give some realism to the work on measurement. A suggestion would be to begin with an attempt to draw the floor plan of a bedroom, getting an idea of scale and the relationship between furnishings, doors etc. and the conventions for drawing house plans. A PowerPoint to help introduce the project or use part way through is.