Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- area is a measurable attribute of two-dimensional figures.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Determine area of a rectangle by counting unit squares.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- A unit square is a square with a side length of 1 unit, and that such a square represents a unit of measurement.
- The area of a plane figure is measured by counting the number of same-size squares (unit squares) that exactly cover the interior space of the figure.
Vocabulary
- Unit square
- Length
- Plane figure
- Square cm
- Square m
- Square in
- Square ft
- Improvised
- Non-standard unit
