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Patching Brigade

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COMBINED RATING

3.7 Stars

TEACHERS (22)

3.5

STUDENTS (3811)

4.0

LENGTH

17 Minutes

GRADES

3
4
5

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support

Description

In this world, there is a very important job crucial to the functioning of society - the road patching brigade. As a new recruit of the patching brigade, it is up to you to determine the area of the road holes through their dimensions, and successfully fill them up!

Vocabulary Words

rectangle
length
width
dimensions
square units
area
square area
unit cube
90 degrees

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Area of Rectangles Word Problems. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Multiply side lengths (factors up to 9) of a rectangle to find the area in square units in context.
Length and Width are relative and can be interchanged.
Find the length and width of a rectangle.
Solve problems with rectangles of different dimensions.
The areas should not all be rectangular but decomposable into rectangles (ex. L-Shaped or T-shaped)

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

In this game you will explore the area of rectangles - explain what area is? How do you know that a shape is a rectangle? Explain the length and width of a shape?

After the Game

Explain how to find the area of a rectangle? How did you find the area of the L shapes? Explain how multiple shapes can have the same area? There is a hole that is 2 x 3 in size. Draw out a rectangle that can fill the hole, and write its area next to the rectangle. There is a hole with an area of 24. Find at least three different dimensions of fill that can be used to patch the hole. Create two different T shapes with an area of 12.

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Game Details

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Lexile Level

705

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