Area of Composite Shapes
Students will calculate the area of shapes composed of rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms.
Key Questions
- Explain strategies for decomposing complex shapes into simpler ones to find their area.
- Critique different methods for calculating the area of a given composite shape.
- Design a composite shape with a specific total area.
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