Area Strategies

Students surface strategies to determine the area of complex shapes and estimate the areas of shapes with curved edges.  This lesson is optional as it mostly addresses standards from a prior course, supporting students in surfacing prior knowledge.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 7th Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Determine the area of a complex shape using a variety of strategies, such as counting whole and partial tiles, decomposing and rearranging, and enclosing and subtracting. • Estimate the area of a shape that has curved edges. • Describe different strategies to calculate the area of a shape. (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening)