Lesson 10- Measuring Area in Square Centimeters, Inches and Feet

Introduction

Hello Mathematicians! Today we will discuss units that can be used to measure area.

Video

Interactive

Directions:

Open the interactive drawing assignment and make a copy.
Use the clues to determine how to cover the grid.

Cover the Grid in CM Interactive Drawing

In Your Math Notebook:

Let’s get out our math journals and work through the following application problem. Make sure you read the problem carefully, draw a picture to match your thinking and write and solve an equation.

**Read, Draw, Write. DONE!**
R (Read the problem carefully.) Samson was putting new tile in his kitchen. He used 12 rows of square tiles and each row had 5 tiles. If each tile was one square foot, then what was the area of his bathroom in square feet? D (Draw a picture.) W (Write and solve an equation.)

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