Lesson 13 | Area | 3rd Grade Mathematics

Objective

Recognize area as additive. Find the area of a composite figure when not all dimensions are given.

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Topic A: Understanding Concepts of Area

Understand that area is an attribute of plane figures that is a measure of how much flat space an object takes up. Find the area of a figure using pattern blocks, which can be used as concrete non-standard units.

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3.MD.C.53.MD.C.6

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Understand that area is measured using square units. Find the area of a figure using square tiles.

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3.MD.C.53.MD.C.6

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Find the area of a rectangle by counting unit squares on grids.

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3.MD.C.53.MD.C.6

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Find the area of a rectangle with incomplete information about its rows and columns of square units.

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3.MD.C.63.MD.C.7.A

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Find the area of a rectangle that has been superimposed over a grid.

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3.MD.C.63.MD.C.7.A

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Find the area of a rectangle through multiplication of the side lengths.

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3.MD.C.7.A3.MD.C.7.B

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Understand standard units for measuring area, including square inches, square centimeters, square feet, and square meters, and choose an appropriate unit to measure the area of various rectangles.

Standards

3.MD.C.6

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Measure the side lengths of a rectangle to find its area.

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3.MD.C.7.B

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Solve word problems involving area.

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3.MD.C.7.B

Topic B: The Distributive Property and Composite Area

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Compose and decompose a rectangle, seeing and making use of the idea that the sum of the areas of the decomposed rectangle is equal to the area of the composed rectangle.

Standards

3.MD.C.7.C

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Apply the distributive property as a strategy to find the total area of a large rectangle.

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3.MD.C.7.C

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Recognize area as additive. Find the area of a composite figure as shown on a grid or with all side lengths labeled.

Standards

3.MD.C.7.D

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Recognize area as additive. Find the area of a composite figure when not all dimensions are given.

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3.MD.C.7.D

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Recognize area as additive. Find the area of a complex composite figure.

Standards

3.MD.C.7.D

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