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Shodor Interactivate: Area (Elementary) InteractiveShodor Interactivate: Area (Elementary) Interactive
Publisher
Shodor Education Foundation
Resource Details
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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Interactives
Audiences
For Administrator Use
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Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Lexile Measures
1130L
Interactive

Shodor Interactivate: Area (Elementary)

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In this lesson students will practice finding the area of rectangular shapes and irregular shapes with right angles and understand why the area formula works for rectangular shapes. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.5.b A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

area, square units

Additional Tags

area of irregular shapes, area of rectangular shapes, finding area, finding area of rectangular shapes, a plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units., ccss.math.content.3.md.c.5.b, ccss.math.content.3.md.c.5.b a plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units., cserd, shodor

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

3.MD.C.5.b 5.NF.B.4.b 3.MD.C.7.b 3.MD.C.7.c 2.G.A.2 3.MD.C.5.a 5.MD.C.5.b 3.MD.C.6 3.G.A.2 3.MD.C.7.a 3.G.A.1 3.MD.C.7.d

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