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lesson 1
1 hour

The Area of Parallelograms Through Rectangle Facts


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Students show the area formula for the region bounded by a parallelogram by composing it into rectangles. Students discover through composition that the area of a parallelogram is the same as a rectangle.

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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 6 Mathematics Module 5, Topic A, Lesson 1. Available from engageny.org/resource/grade-6-mathematics-module-5-topic-lesson-1; accessed 2015-05-29.
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