Real World Physical Area Math Games

In this series of games, your students will learn to 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. The Real World Physical Area 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.7.d as written in the common core national math standards.

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Concepts Covered

Find the area of rectangles to solve problems. Find the area of a shape by decomposing it into rectangles. Multiply length times width and add all decomposed rectangle areas to find the area of the original figure. Side lengths are whole numbers. Decomposing a shape into multiple rectangles and adding them together to finding the total area does not affect the overall area.

A preview of each game in the learning objective is found below.

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