1. Objective O We will measure the area of a figure by using square units and real world examples.

2. Area O When you think about area what do you think about? O Talk to your neighbor.

3. Square Deal O Trace the outline of the circle pattern on your desk. O How can we measure the area covered by the circle? O Why is counting the squares only an estimate and not a way of getting an exact answer? O If I could find the total area of this circle what would I do? O Area – total number of square units inside of a figure.

4. Area O How can we use what we just discovered to generate a definition about area? O To find the area of a region we have counted up all of the square units so we can say that… O Area is the number of square units used to cover a region.

5. Identify the Area of Each Region O Now that we know the definition of area how does that relate to arrays? O What’s similar? O What is the area of the figures to the left? O How did you figure it out?

6. Ethan Allen O Mr. Williams was trying to figure out if his new couch fit in his new apartment. Length of his couch was 6ft. And the width was 5 feet. What is the area of his couch.

7. New Stove! O The math queen Ms. Burgess just bought a brand new stove from Sears. For the stove to fit it must have an area of 36 square feet. O If the stove she is looking at has a length of 6 feet and a width of 7 feet will the stove she is looking at fit? Why or why not?

8. Gardening! O Ms. Graziano was gardening outside of her home. She needed to plant her new fig tree and needed an area of 15 square feet. If the length is 5 feet and the width is 4 feet does she have enough room?

9. Finding the Area O Independent work. Solve each problem. Find the area of each problem.

10. Exit Ticket O Autumn was trying to figure out if her new bed would fit in her room. If her bed had a length of 9ft and a width of 5 feet. Would it fit in a room with an area of 120 sq. ft.?