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Square Metre Area Measurement

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Square Metre Area Measurement

Help plan a rectangular picnic patch. Use square metres (m²) to describe how much flat space it covers. Show your thinking; a square metre is a square that is 1 metre long and 1 metre wide.

Meet the square metre

A square metre is the area of a square that is 1 metre long and 1 metre wide. Use this idea to answer the questions below.

1.A rectangular picnic patch is 3 m long and 2 m wide. How many 1 m² squares cover it? Write the area with the correct unit.
2.Which description gives the area of 1 m²?
  • A square 1 metre long on each side
  • A line 1 metre long
  • A square 1 centimetre long on each side
  • A rectangle with a perimeter of 1 metre
3.True or false: A shape can cover 1 m² without being a square, if its total covered area is the same.
TrueFalse

Measure and plan

For a rectangle made from equal 1 m² squares, you can count rows and columns or add the squares.

4.A rectangular shade cloth covers 4 rows of 1 m² squares, with 3 squares in each row. How many square metres does it cover? Show how you worked it out.
5.A garden bed is 5 metres long and 2 metres wide. Find its area in square metres.
6.A 1 m² mat is cut into two pieces and the pieces are moved without overlapping. What is the total area of the two pieces together?
  • Less than 1 m²
  • Exactly 1 m²
  • More than 1 m²
  • It cannot be known
7.A veggie garden bed is 4 m by 3 m. How many 1 m² sections fit inside it?
8.A rectangular picnic mat has an area of 8 m². Its width is 2 m. How long is it? Explain using equal rows or groups of square metres.
9.Which tool would help you mark out a 1 m by 1 m square on grass? Choose the best pair.
  • Measuring tape and chalk or markers
  • Kitchen scales and a spoon
  • Thermometer and ruler
  • Clock and pencil
10.Sketch a rectangle that covers 6 m² using whole 1 m² squares. Label its length and width in metres. (There is more than one possible answer.)
11.Ivy says, “A 3 m by 2 m rectangle has an area of 5 m² because 3 + 2 = 5.” What should Ivy do to find the area, and what is the correct area?

3 printable pages

  • Square Metre Area Measurement, page 1 of 3: Meet the square metre

    Page 1

  • Square Metre Area Measurement, page 2 of 3: Measure and plan

    Page 2

  • Square Metre Area Measurement, page 3 of 3: 9. Which tool would help you mark out a 1 m by 1 m square on grass? Choose the

    Page 3

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