Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Measurement: Square Feet

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

6, 7

Overview

To find area, you must figure out how many square units will fit inside the shape. Patricia Wilkins, a landscape designer, explains how she calculated square feet for a project in her yard.

    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 6

    MA19.6.26

    Calculate the area of triangles, special quadrilaterals, and other polygons by composing and decomposing them into known shapes.

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    Vocabulary

    • Right triangles
    • Special quadrilaterals
    • Polygons
    • Area
    • Decompose
    • Compose

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Appropriate units for measuring area: square inches, square units, square feet, etc..
    • Strategies for composing and decomposing shapes to find area.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Communicate the relationship between models of area and the associated real-world mathematical problems.
    • Use logical reasoning to choose and apply strategies for finding area by composing and decomposing shapes.
    • Accurately compute area of rectangles using multiplication and the formula.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • The area of a figure is measured by the number of same-size unit squares that exactly cover the interior space of the figure.
    • Shapes can be composed and decomposed into shapes with related properties,
    • Area is additive.
    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 7

    MA19.7.22

    Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume, and surface area of two- and three- dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right rectangular prisms.

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    UP:MA19.7.22

    Vocabulary

    • Area
    • volume
    • Surface area
    • Two-dimensional figures
    • Three-dimensional solids
    • Triangles
    • quadrilaterals
    • polygons
    • Cubes
    • Right rectangular prisms

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • that volume of any right prism is the product of the height and area of the base.
    • The volume relationship between pyramids and prisms with the same base and height.
    • The surface area of prisms and pyramids can be found using the areas of triangular and rectangular faces.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • find the area and perimeter of two-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons.
    • Use a net of a three-dimensional figure to determine the surface area.
    • Find the volume and surface area of pyramids, prisms, or three-dimensional objects composed of cubes, pyramids, and right prisms.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • two-dimensional and three-dimensional figures can be decomposed into smaller shapes to find the area, surface area, and volume of those figures.
    • the area of the base of a prism multiplied by the height of the prism gives the volume of the prism.
    • the volume of a pyramid is 1/3 the volume of a prism with the same base.
    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 7 - Grade 7 Accelerated

    MA19.7A.39

    Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume, and surface area of two- and three- dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right rectangular prisms. [Grade 7, 22]

    Unpacked Content

    UP:MA19.7A.39

    Vocabulary

    • Area
    • volume
    • Surface area
    • Two-dimensional figures
    • Three-dimensional solids
    • Triangles
    • quadrilaterals
    • polygons
    • Cubs
    • Right rectangular prisms

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • That volume of any right prism is the product of the height and area of the base.
    • The volume relationship between pyramids and prisms with the same base and height.
    • The surface area of prisms and pyramids can be found using the areas of triangular and rectangular faces.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Find the area and perimeter of two-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons.
    • Use a net of a three-dimensional figure to determine the surface area.
    • Find the volume and surface area of pyramids, prisms, or three-dimensional objects composed of cubes, pyramids, and right prisms.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Two-dimensional and three-dimensional figures can be decomposed into smaller shapes to find the area, surface area, and volume of those figures.
    • The area of the base of a prism multiplied by the height of the prism gives the volume of the prism.
    • The volume of a pyramid is 1/3 the volume of a prism with the same base.
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