Get introduced to the idea of square units and how to calculate the area of a parallelogram. The resource provides a visual lesson to measuring different types of this shape and how it relates to square units. 

Concepts

area, area of parallelograms, parallelograms

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Additional Tags

math

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Classroom Considerations

• Video shows how to measure the slanted parallelogram, but it would be beneficial to show the class beforehand how they are actually just a rectangle if one triangle is removed and moved to the other side

Pros

• Provides a visual understanding of how every figure is made up of small squares to count square units
• Lesson is student-paced

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.G.A.1 7.G.B.6 MP2