3.2 Area and Multiplication

Unit Goals

• Students learn about area concepts and relate area to multiplication and to addition.

Section A Goals

• Describe area as the number of unit squares that cover a plane figure without gaps and overlaps.
• Measure the area of rectangles by counting unit squares.

Section B Goals

• Explain why the area of a rectangle can be determined by multiplying the side lengths.
• Solve problems involving the area of rectangles.

Section C Goals

• Find the area of figures composed of rectangles.

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