Area: unit squares and pattern blocks

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Intros
Lessons
  1. What is area?
  2. How to cover the area of a figure using pattern blocks (and tangrams)
  3. How to find the area of figures using unit squares
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Examples
Lessons
  1. Understanding area using pattern blocks
    Find the area of the shape made by mixed pattern blocks.

    Give the area in number of green pattern blocks, which look like: Area - Unit Squares and Pattern Blocks
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  2. Create shapes using pattern blocks to show area
    Make a shape using the specific pattern blocks and with the given area.
    1. Use green and yellow pattern blocks only to make a shape with an area of 11 green pattern blocks.

      Area - Unit Squares and Pattern Blocks
    2. Use red and blue pattern blocks only to make a shape with an area of 14 green pattern blocks.

      Area - Unit Squares and Pattern Blocks
  3. Understanding area using tangrams
    For tangrams, the area unit is a small right-angle triangle. Area - Unit Squares and Pattern Blocks

    What is the area of the given shape in number of triangles?
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  4. Area by counting unit squares
    Count the number of unit squares to find the area. Give the answer in unit squares.
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  5. Area equations with multiplication
    Fill in the blanks for the rectangle made of unit squares.
    • Write a multiplication equation for the area
    • Give the area in unit squares
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