Shading Rectangles with a Given Area Worksheet Download
This worksheet reverses the usual area question: instead of counting squares to find an area, the student is given the area and has to build a rectangle that matches it on a ten by ten grid. Finding side lengths that multiply to the target is the "why length times width" idea behind the standard. Most areas can be made in more than one way, so the answer key shades one example and lists every rectangle that should be accepted.
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Shading Rectangles with a Given Area
Students are given an area in square units and shade a rectangle on a grid that has that area.
About this worksheet
Students are given an area in square units and shade a rectangle on a grid that has that area.
Student objectives
- Understand that area is measured by counting square units
- Shade a rectangle to show a specific number of square units
- Connect the number of squares to the total area
- Recognize area as the space a shape covers
Everyday practice
- Figure out how many floor tiles it takes to cover a small area
- Decide how many square stickers fit on a section of a page
- Count squares on graph paper to fill in a design
- Plan how much space a garden plot needs by counting square patches