- recognizing that area is measured in square units
- selecting and justifying referents for the units cm² or m²
- estimating area by using referents for cm² or m²
- determining and recording area (cm² or m²)
- constructing different rectangles for a given area (cm² or m²) in order to demonstrate that many different rectangles may have the same area.
[C, CN, ME, PS, R, V]
(a) |
Describe area as the measure of surface recorded in square units. |
(b) |
Identify and explain why the square is a most efficient unit for measuring area. |
(c) |
Provide a referent for a square centimetre and explain the choice. |
(d) |
Provide a referent for a square metre and explain the choice. |
(e) |
Determine which standard square unit is represented by a referent. |
(f) |
Estimate the area of a 2-D shape using personal referents. |
(g) |
Determine the area of a regular 2-D shape and explain the strategy used. |
(h) |
Determine the area of an irregular 2-D shape and explain the strategy used. |
(i) |
Construct a rectangle with a given area. |
(j) |
Illustrate, and verify, how more than one rectangle is possible for a given area by drawing at least two different rectangles with that area (e.g., identifying the dimensions of each rectangle drawn, or superimpose the rectangles on each other). |
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