Area and perimeter of parallelograms

Intros
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Lessons
  1. What are the basic properties of a parallelogram?
  2. How do you calculate the perimeter of a parallelogram?
  3. How do you calculate the area of a parallelogram?
Examples
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  1. Perimeter of Parallelograms
    Calculate the perimeter of each parallelogram.

    1. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms

    2. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms

    3. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms
  2. Area of Parallelograms
    Calculate the area of each parallelogram.

    1. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms

    2. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms

    3. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms
  3. Perimeter and Area of Compound Parallelograms
    Calculate the perimeter and area of each compound shape. Break down the complex shapes into components (parallelograms and other polygons) first!

    1. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms

    2. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms

    3. 2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms
  4. Parallelograms Word Problem - 1
    Sophia wants to make a special picture frame using parallelograms. It will use four of the same parallelograms with the measurements: 8cm along the base and 3cm in height.

    2D Shapes: Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms
    1. What is the area of the picture frame?
    2. If the slanted part of the parallelogram is 5cm, what is the perimeter of the picture frame? Do not count the edges of the parallelograms that are glued together.