Area Is Measured In Unit Squares Math Games

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In this series of games, your students will learn that 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. The Area Is Measured In Unit Squares learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 3.MD.C.5.a as written in the common core national math standards.

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Concepts Covered

The area is the amount of space a 2-dimensional figure occupies. The area is the entire space without gaps inside the border of the figure. All 2-D shapes have an area. A square with a side length of 1 unit is a square unit. Describe how to find the area of a figure on a grid using unit squares. The area is measured by the number of square units that fully occupy a space without any gaps. The number of square units it takes to completely occupy a shape is its area.

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Center and Variability - Median Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Kick soccer balls to generate a data set! Notice how a card is created each time a ball is kicked! Explore the median value among the soccer balls, the cards, or both. Can you sort the data yourself? See how the median changes when one soccer ball is added!
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Halloween Candy Treat Estimated Duration: 14 minutes Candy factory has a big order for Halloween! The factory manager has challenged his team to deliver the order within a month. Collect the candy in the Halloween bag and dodge the eerie bug coming across. Make sure to collect and analyze the data after each game play!
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Center and Variability - Mean & Median Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Kick soccer balls to generate a data set! Explore how the mean and median are related to each other, and which one moves more each time a soccer ball is kicked! See how many data sets you can create data sets where the mean and median are equal! Figure out how to predict when the mean is going to be greater than the median or vice versa.
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Center and Variability - Variability Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Explore the kick patterns for four different kickers! Learn about three measures of variability: range, interquartile range, and the mean absolute deviation. Compare the measures of variability for each kicker. Predict a range of values where their next kick is likely to land using the measures of center and variabilility to give credibility to your prediction!
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Newton Pool Estimated Duration: 15 minutes The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.
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Galaxy Escape Estimated Duration: 20 minutes 10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.
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Structure of Statistical Data Estimated Duration: 4 minutes Learn how to understand and describe data distributions using statistical questions, dot plots, histograms, and box plots, and practice by creating your own plots!
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