Area of triangles

The topic  is a topic under the 6th Grade Math Mission. This exercise introduces the area of a triangle.

Types of Problems
There are two types of problems in this exercise:


 * 1) Compare the areas of the triangles: This problem provides two triangles draw on lattice grids. The student is asked to determine which, if either, of the triangles has the largest area.Aot1.png
 * 2) Find the area: This problem provides a triangle that has all of its sides and the height labeled. The student is asked to find the area of the triangle and place the answer in the space provided.Aot2.png

Strategies
Knowledge of the general area of a triangle formula is needed to complete this exercise.
 * 1) The formula for the area of a triangle is base times height divided by two, or one half of base times height.
 * 2) Several of the Compare the areas of the triangles are equal. All that is needed to see this is to compare the heights and the bases.
 * 3) Some of the triangles can be compared visually instead of numerically to see which is bigger.