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Calculating Area of Rectangles

Calculating Area of Rectangles

Geometry
Year 5
Set status
5G–2: Compare areas and calculate the area of rectangles (including squares) using standard units.
Applies arithmetic to geometry, essential for understanding properties of shapes and for real-life problem solving.
Required Topics
Not started IconFormal Methods for Multiplication
Not started IconApplying Scaling by Fractions
Not started IconCreating New Shapes from Known Shapes
Next Topics
Not started IconComposing and Decomposing Shapes Based on Different Properties
Resources
Hugo Cheyne5 months ago
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/imp-geometry/imp-area-introduction/e/understand-area

Going through all 6 lessons of this unit (unit 10) is really worthwhile, as it will give a full intuition about area, from the very beginning of counting squares, to the end of using the area formula and even filling in missing gaps for given areas of rectangles.