Common Core State Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.5.A
A square with side length 1 unit, called “a unit square,” is said to have “one square unit” of area, and can be used to measure area.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.5.B
A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.6
Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units).
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.7.A
Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.7.B
Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole-number side lengths in the context of solving real world and mathematical problems, and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas in mathematical reasoning.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.7.C
Use tiling to show in a concrete case that the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths a and b + c is the sum of a × b and a × c. Use area models to represent the distributive property in mathematical reasoning.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.7.D
Recognize area as additive. Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing them into non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems.
Objective
- Students will view a 360° video and use unit tiles to determine the area of a window
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Example 360° Learning Experience
Show students the recommended video and ask them to locate rectangles in the video that they could calculate the area of. Using the recommended worksheet, students should use 1×1 unit tiles to cover the window model. The sheet is scaffolded so students need to note the length, width, and area of the smaller rectangles that make up the larger window, in addition to the area of the entire window.
Example work is provided in the answer key of the worksheet linked below.
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