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Model Rocket Launch Day: Area Workshop

Find areas of rocket parts and launch-day layouts by decomposing triangles, quadrilaterals, and composite polygons.

Grade 6MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to6.G.A.1

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1 Common Core standard
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14 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 6
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students find areas of triangles and special quadrilaterals by decomposing or rearranging shapes.
Students find areas of composite polygons by adding or subtracting areas of simpler shapes.
Students apply area calculations to material and layout decisions.

How to use

Use after introducing triangle and parallelogram area. Have students close each plotted polygon, mark useful cuts on the diagrams, and show calculations beside each answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

6.G.A.1

Find the area of triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by splitting them into triangles or rearranging into rectangles.

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Model Rocket Launch Day: Area Workshop

Split and rearrange shapes to plan rocket parts and launch-day equipment.

Rocket Parts

Find each area using perpendicular heights. On each diagram, adjacent grid lines are 1 unit apart. Complete each polygon by joining the last labeled vertex to the first. Show your calculations.

A triangular fin template has vertices A, B, and C. The coordinates are measured in centimeters.