Area of Irregular Shapes by Counting Squares
Estimating the area of irregular shapes by counting full and partial square units.
Key Questions
- Explain how to estimate the area of a shape that doesn't perfectly fit the grid.
- Compare the estimated area of two different irregular shapes.
- Justify why counting squares is a useful method for finding the area of complex shapes.
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