Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition
Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units).
Related Lessons
Lesson 113
Use decomposition to find the area of figures. How will you decompose the figures into rectangles? Engage in a Number Talk and compare your strategies to others.
Lesson 112
Explore area with partially tiled rectangles. Can you apply what you know about multiplication to figure out the area of the rectangle? Discover lots of different units that we can use to measure area. Engage in a Number Talk and compare your strategies with others.
Lesson 114
Find area of figures with missing side lengths. How will you decompose the figures into rectangles to find the area? Engage in a Number Talk and compare your strategies with others.
