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Measurement
problems can be related to other areas such as literature,
science, and social studies. |
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 Literature
can be used to teach measurement. |
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There are
some
books that introduce the concept of
area. |
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Standard and nonstandard
units of measurement are used to investigate the properties of
areas and ways of measuring them. |
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Read the
book to your class and have the students complete the math
problems in the book as you read it. |
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Science
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In science
class the students design a flower garden with an area of 12
square units. They draw different rectangles on graph paper
finding the area in square feet. Then organize and record their
data in a table. |
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Area
is the number of
square units needed
to cover a flat surface.
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Width
(in feet) |
Length
(in feet) |
Area
(in square feet) |
| 1 |
12 |
12 |
| 2 |
6 |
12 |
| 3 |
4 |
12 |
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