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Measuring Area with Squares

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Measuring Area with Squares

To measure area, count the same-sized squares inside a shape. Write each area in square units.

Count and compare

Use the shapes shown in the grid.

Shape A ■■■ ■■■

Shape B ■■■■ ■■■■

Shape C ■ ■ ■■

1.What does the area of a shape measure?

How much space it covers
How many corners it has
How long its name is

2.Shape A is made from equal-sized squares. What is its area in square units?

3.Count the squares in Shape B. What is its area in square units?

4.Shape C is an L-shape. Count every square, including the ones that make the short arm. What is its area?

5.Which shape has the greatest area: A, B or C? How many more square units does it cover than Shape A?

Build it and solve it

Now use what you know about unit squares to make and compare areas.

6.Draw a shape made from exactly 6 unit squares. The squares must touch along their sides. Label the area of your drawing in square units.

7.A small reading mat covers 7 square tiles. A play mat covers 10 of the same-sized tiles. Complete the sentence: The reading mat has a area than the play mat.

8.True or false? Two different shapes can have the same area if they cover the same number of equal-sized squares.

TrueFalse

9.Maia is covering a tabletop with square paper pieces. She counts 12 pieces in one row and 3 rows altogether. How many square pieces cover the tabletop?

10.Imagine you are measuring a book cover using equal-sized square sticky notes. Explain how you could make sure you count its area accurately.