Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Area, Perimeter, and Volume

Here's a ready-to-print set of 5 math stations that can supplement a middle grads math unit about area, perimeter, and volume of right-angled shapes.

Math centers or stations are a wonderful way to get your students engaged in what they learn as they move around the classroom and work cooperatively with their classmates. Even when your students are in the intermediate or middle school grades, they can benefit from a wide variety of teaching techniques including the implementation of stations or learning centres!

But creating these stations takes a lot of time, so let me do it for you!

Station 1: This stations gives students four word problems to sovle that all involve geometry skills about area, perimeter, and volume.

Station 2: This station gives students hand-on practice as they measure the volume of a real cardboard box. You will need to provide a few boxes and rulers for your students.

Station 3: This station lets students design a backyard with different zones of grass, cement, a pool and more. They calculate the area and cost of each zone.

Station 4: This station lets students practice calculating area and perimeter of complex shapes and they can try an online game!

Station 5: This station lets students apply their knowledge to a real world math problem, and they practice carefully explaining their mathematical thinking in pictures and words.

• Break your students into 5 groups and have them rotate through the centers in 15 minute increments.

• Allow students to start at one station and move to another at their own pace as long as no station gets too crowded.

• Assign only one or two stations that work best for your students.

• Give a station as a quick review or homework assignment.

Grades to Use With: These stations work well in grades 4-7 classes or high school special education.

What's Included:

7 page PDF:

Title Page

5 stations

Answer Key Included

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