Unit squares resources

Students select a true statement about the area of three shapes on a grid.

Students identify how many smaller square and rectangular units make up larger square and rectangular shapes.

Students calculate the area of four different triangle shapes on a grid.

Students identify how many unit squares cover given 2-dimensional shapes.

Students calculate the area of a range of 2-dimensional shapes in unit squares.

Students draw shapes to show how the perimeter increases and decreases for different shapes of the same area size.

Students calculate the area of three shapes with a grid in the background.

Students calculate the area and perimeter of four shapes on a grid.

Students work out the area of different shapes.

Students calculate the area of a composite shape on a grid.

Students calculate and identify the shape with the largest area, and the longest perimeter from three shapes drawn on a grid.

Students calculate the area of four different shapes on a grid.

Students select a non-standard unit of measure to measure an envelope and explain their choice.

Students estimate (and explain how) the area of two islands on a grid.

Students calculate the shapes with the largest and smallest perimeter and identify a relationship between the features of a shape and the perimeter.

Students calculate the area of two shapes on a grid.

Students calculate the area of lawn, deck, house, patio, pool drive and garden of a section.

Students draw shapes of given areas, and choose from the bigger area, explaining their reasoning.

Students calculate or estimate the area for each of three shapes on a grid.