Real Word Math

Measurement & Area

What's a unit of measurement?

Are there different way to measure things? 

Absolutely! It all depends on your unit of measurement.

Using the Seed Package

Determine the spacing of the plants


Area  (Slide 6)

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Area is the space on the inside of the garden box. Calculated by multiplying  (length x width) of the garden box.


Perimeter the total length of the lumber around the garden  box.

Calculated by adding up all the sides of the box.

Multiplying Partial Products


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The tape measure/ruler  is broken into equal parts.  Each mark is a fractions of the whole inch.  The inch  is one unit of measurement

While they may have a different denominator they are still equivalent fractions.