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Nctm: Illuminations: Igd: Area of a Rectangle InteractiveNctm: Illuminations: Igd: Area of a Rectangle Interactive
Publisher
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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Grade
3rd - 8th
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Math
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Interactives
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Interactive

Nctm: Illuminations: Igd: Area of a Rectangle

Curated by ACT

Use this interactive tool to learn how to find the area of a rectangle. Click on "Instructions" for details on how to use this tool. Click on "Explore" for more ideas.

3 Views 5 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

rectangles

Additional Tags

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Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

5.NF.B.4.b 3.MD.C.7.a 3.MD.C.7.c 3.MD.C.7.b

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