HOW TO  FIND THE AREA OF A SQUARE AND RECTANGLE
Mr. Jim A. Arevalo
Introduction
Standards
Objectives
Activities
Assessment
Results
Lesson PlanResources
Introduction
This lesson will give you ideas and worksheets on how to get the area of a square and rectangle. 
Subject Math
Topic:  Area 
Grade Level: 5th 
Student Lesson name and URL:

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Standards Addressed 


California State Standards Mathematics Framework:
Grade 5th

Measurement and Geometry

1.0 Students understand and compute the  areas of simple objects:

1.1 Derive and use the formula for the area of a rectangle and, square.
 

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Instructional Objectives

 
  • Children will  find the area of a square given the standard mathematical formula
  • Children will  find the area of a rectangle given the standard mathematical formula.

  •      Given a teacher made test on area of a triangle, square, rectangle students will demonstrate 70% accuracy, the other 30% of the students will create an intervention practice test in order to bring them up . 
 

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Student Activities
 

FIND THE AREA FOR THE FOLLOWING

1.  If you have a square 10 inches wide and 5 inches long, what is the area of this square?

Show your work. 

2.  If you have a square 25 inches wide and 49 inches long ,what is the area of this square?
 
 
 
 

3.  If you have a square 250 inches wide and 300 inches long, what is the area of this square?
 
 
 
 

4.  If you have a square of 7000 inches wide and 225 inches, what is the area of this square?
 
 

Introductory Activity
 
 

Area of a square is =Length time width

EXAMPLE

Square 10 inches wide by 5 inches long 

10 IN. X 5 IN.= 50 SQ. IN.
 
 
 
 

Culminating Activity

1.    square measures 10 inches by 10 inches

       10 in. x 10 in. equals area

2.    rectangle measures 28 inches by 32 

       28 in. x 32 in. equals area

3.     square measures 250 inches by 250

        250 in. by 250 in. equals area

4.     rectangle measures 300 inches by 20 in.

         300 in. by 20 in. equals area

5.     square measures 12 inches by 12 in.

         12 in. by 12 in. equals area
 
 
 

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Assessment

TEST

Find the area for the following squares and rectangles

1.  10 inches by 14 inches
 
 

2.  20 inches by 32 inches
 
 

3.  22inches by 43 inches
 
 

4.  234 inches by 25 inches
 
 

5.  567 inches by 234 inches
 
 

6.  34inches by 11 inches
 
 

7.  12 inches by 22 inches
 
 

8.  299 inches by 13 inches
 
 

9.  790 inches by 10 inches
 
 

10. 90 inches by 2,345 inches
 
 

PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK!

100% to 90% = A
89% to 80%  =B
79% to 70% =C
69% to 60% =D
59%  and lower Not passing

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Pre and Post tests results
 
 
 
NAME PRE TEST POST-TEST
ZAIRY AGUILAR

5O

 100
MARCO ALVAREZ 90 100
ERICA APARICIO 80 90
FRANCISCO ARGUILEZ 60 90
KEVIN AVILA 40 80
JUAN BANUELOS 50 70
WILLIE BURGOS 60 100
SALVADOR CARRILLO 60 100
NICOLE CHURCHWELL 70 100
MANUEL CONTRERAS 70 100
KARLA CORIA 50 80
MARTIN CORTEZ 50 100
JESSICA CURIEL 20 70
THELMA DE LA PENA 60 90
SABASTIAN DE SOTO 70 100
LESLY FIGUEROA 60 80
LUIS FLORES 50 80
SHARABETH GALINDO 60 100
AURORA GARCIA 40 70
MARIO LOPEZ 60 80
JOSE MAGALLANES 40 60
MARGARITA MAGALLANES 60 70
JESSICA MAGANA 40 70
DANIEL MARTINEZ 30 70
REYMUNDO MENDOZA 50 100
EMMANUEL MONCADA 20 70
MELISSA MORALES 60 100
ANNETTE NIEBLA 30 70
ALEJANDRA ROMERO 50 80
STEPHANILLA SANTILLAN 60 80
VANESSA TEMORES 40 80
YOMAIRA TORRES 70 100

Final PowerPoint Presentation
 
 

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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

Area Worksheet

Area: What's a SQUARE root?

Area of a square and rectangle


 
 

 
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 Jim A. Arevalo 
jarevalo@calexico.k12.ca.us
Last Revised: 5/22/2001

School Name: Dool Elementary School 
800 Encinas Ave.
Calexico, Calif. 92231