Unit 7, Lesson 10-- Measuring Area in Square Centimeters, Inches, and Feet

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 Links to an external site.


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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