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Scholastic Lesson Plan: New Way to Measure Area ActivityScholastic Lesson Plan: New Way to Measure Area Activity
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Scholastic Lesson Plan: New Way to Measure Area

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This article describes a new approach to teaching children more than just memorizing a formula to find area and hope they don't confuse it with perimeter. This approach involves a project with real life situations. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.5.b A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

area, rulers, square units

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

3.MD.C.5.b 3.MD.C.5.a

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