Starter quiz
- A square is a type of ______.
- circle
- triangle
- rectangle ✓
- none of the answers
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- 6 x 7 = ______.
- '42' ✓
- 23 x 4 = ______.
- '92' ✓
- How many centimetres are in one metre?
- 10
- 100 ✓
- 1,000
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- How many millimetres are there in one metre?
- 10
- 100
- 1,000 ✓
- 10,000
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- A rectangle has an area of 24 cm². What are the possible values of the length and width?
- 4 cm and 6 cm ✓
- 5 cm and 4 cm
- 8 cm and 3 cm ✓
- 12 cm and 2 cm ✓
- 5 cm and 5 cm
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Exit quiz
What is the area of this shape? ______ cm²- '54' ✓
What is the area of this square? ______ cm²- '25' ✓
Which strategy has been used to calculate the area of this rectangle?- expanded multiplication
- short multiplication
- partitioning ✓
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- The length of a mobile phone screen is 8 cm and the width is 16cm. Calculate the area of the screen. A = ______ cm².
- '128' ✓
Calculate the area of this rectangle. A = ______ cm².- '168' ✓
- The staff car park at a school has a length of 9 metres and a width of 25 metres. What is the area of the car park? ______ m².
- '225 ' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- To find the area of a rectangle you multiply the length by the width
- Known facts, mental and written strategies can be used to calculate area
- The area of a rectangle is similar to an array for multiplication
Common misconception
Good multiplication skills are required for this lesson, including TO x O and HTO x O.
Pupils who are insecure with short multiplication will need pre-teaching. Consider giving them a scaffold such as a times tables grid.
Keywords
Length / width - Length and width are two words used to describe the sides or dimensions of polygons.
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