I.

Objectives

Within the period, students are expected to:

A. Discover the area formula for triangles.

B. Answer problems involving area of triangles.
C. Apply what they have learned in real life.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Area of Triangles

References: http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/Vol1/area_triangle.html

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=1874

Materials: ruler, scissor, pencil

A. Daily Routine:

1. Prayer

Before we start, may we all stand up and

pray.

2. Cleaning

Ok class, before you sit down; please pick up

the pieces of paper and trash.

3. Greeting

Good morning! So how are you

doing today? Good morning!
Well, good then. 
 4. Checking of attendance

Are there any absents today? None

Very good!

B. Priming

1. Recall

Before we begin, let us have a recap on our The past lesson was about the area of a
past lesson. Who can still recall our past lesson parallelogram.
yesterday?

Very good! 

Last time, we studied about the area of Area of a parallelogram is equal to base times
parallelogram. Who can still remember height.
the formula in solving for the area of
parallelogram?

Very good! 

2. Motivation

Who wants prizes?

Many of you want prizes. Well, I have a

puzzle here. I want someone to assemble the
pieces together and create a right triangle from
it. Whoever assembles the puzzle will get a
prize. Any volunteer?
Okay! Give it a try.

Very good! Let’s give him a round of

applause.

Well, I have another question. Is it possible to

rearrange the pieces and come up with a
triangle with the same base and same height
yet have a missing area without excluding any Some students will raise their hands.
pieces?

Who can give it a try?

The students will clap together.

Very good! That was a hard one. Let us give
him a round of applause.

C. Activity

From our activity, who could guess our

topic for today? Students will raise their hands.

I think our lesson for today is about area of a

triangle.
That’s correct! Thank you!

Our topic today is about area of triangles. I

know every one of you knows what a triangle
is.
I want you to group yourselves into 3 groups. The students will group themselves into 3.

Now that you have grouped yourselves, I will

give each group activity sheets. All members
should participate, ok? And don’t make loud Yes teacher.
noises.

Ok, very well then. 

(The teacher will distribute the activity The students will scan the activity sheet.
sheets to each group.)

Did you bring scissors and ruler? Yes teacher.

Very good. You will need that in our activity.

.
The instructions are written on the activity The students will do the activity.
sheets. After that, record the data and answer
the following questions. Group 1 will answer
question no. 1; group 2, question 2; group 3,
question 3.

D. Analysis

1. What are the area of the rectangles A, B

and C? How about the triangles they
formed?

2. What is the sum of the areas of the two

triangles formed by rectangle A? Is it
equal to the area of the same rectangle?
How about B and C?

3. What is the area of the largest triangle

formed by rectangle D? What can you say
about its area compare to its original
shape?
OK! Time’s up! The students will stop what they are doing
and will sit properly

May I call each group’s representative to Group’s representative will come in front and
present their findings? present their findings.

Group 1:
 Rectangle A has an area of 16 units2
and its triangles both have an area of 8
units2.
 Rectangle B has an area of 24 units2 and
its triangles both have an area of 12
units2
 Rectangle C has an area of 12 units2
and its triangles both have an area of 6
units2

Group 2:
 The sum of the triangles of rectangle A
is 16 units2 and it has the same area
with its original shape, the same goes
to other.

Group 3:
 The estimated area of the largest
triangle is 17 units2 and its original
shape’s area is 35 units2. Its largest
triangle is about the half of its original
area.

Very well said! Thank you every one for your The students will clap their hands.
cooperation. Let us give ourselves a round of
applause.
 E. Abstraction

You all did great in our activity.  The area of the triangle is equal to one half of
Now, let us go to the discussion. their original shape.
What can you say about the area of the area of
the rectangles and the triangles they formed?

Very good! 

Now let me ask you, if the area of rectangle or The area of triangle is equal to one half of the
any parallelogram is equal to base times area of parallelogram or ½bh.
height, what is the formula for the area of a
triangle?

Very good.! 
You have discovered by yourselves the
formula for finding the area of a triangle. You
are now mathematicians. 

The formula for finding the area of a triangle is

A= ½bh since the area of a triangle is one half
of the area of parallelogram.

So,now let us have examples.

Find the area of the given triangle:

May we have a volunteer? Student F will raise his hand

Ok student F, try to solve it.  Student will answer the example.

The area of the triangle is equal to 27 cm2
That is correct!. 
Very good student F.

Reminder guys, never ever forget the units, Yes teacher!

ok?

Another example
Try to solve this:

Students will raise their hands.

Anyone from the class? Student G will show his answer in the board.
Student G, can you show us your answer in The answer is 30 in2.
the board?
The student will take his seat.
Very good Student G. 
You may now take your seat.

Are there any questions? None teacher!

So let us have a recap.

The area of a triangle is equal to base times

What is the formula in finding the area of a height.
triangle?

Very good! 
How did we get the formula for the area of the We got our formula since the area of triangle is
triangle? one half of the area of rectangle.

Very good. 
You all did understand the lesson.
 F. Application

Okay class, since there are no more questions The class will answer the problems.
and you all understood the lesson; please
answer the problems in the questionnaires that
will be handed to you.
(the teacher will distribute the questionnaire)

Solve for the following:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. A triangular garden has a base of 12m and
a height of 7m. Find the area of the garden.

The students will stop writing and will pass

Okay guys, times up. Please pass your papers
their paper to the front.
to the front. And please copy your
assignments.

IV. Assignment
Answer the following.

1. A triangle has an area of 25m2 . It has a base

of (2x + 1)m and a height of (3x + 4)m. Find the
measure of the base and the height.

2. Find the area of an equilateral triangle

whose sides are 10m in length.

3. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 16

meter and has an area of 12m2 . Its height is
4m. Find the measure of its sides.