Shapes and Space: Geometry and Area · Geometry

Area and Multiplication

Relating area to the operations of multiplication and addition through tiling and arrays.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does multiplying the side lengths of a rectangle relate to counting squares?
  2. 2How can the distributive property help us find the area of an irregular shape?
  3. 3Why does a rectangle with a fixed area sometimes have different perimeters?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7
Grade: 3rd Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Shapes and Space: Geometry and Area
Period: Geometry

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