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Blueprint Builders Area Unit

A 5-day unit exploring area through the lens of architectural design. Students move from physical tiling to multiplication and finally to decomposing complex rectilinear shapes, aligned with Arizona 3.MD.C.7 standards.

TDTaylor Doucet

Tile Town Intro

Students explore area by tiling rectangles with unit squares, discovering that area is the total number of square units covering a surface without gaps or overlaps.

Grid Gap Discovery

Students transition from counting individual tiles to using multiplication, proving that tiling and multiplication yield the same area for rectangles.

Room Designer Math

Students apply their knowledge of multiplication to find the area of rectangular spaces in real-world architectural contexts.

Shape Splitting Skills

Students learn to find the area of L-shaped and other rectilinear figures by decomposing them into smaller, non-overlapping rectangles.

Master Architect Challenge

Students tackle complex floor plans and architectural challenges by applying additive area properties to solve multi-step problems.

Blueprint Builders Area Unit

A 5-day unit exploring area through the lens of architectural design. Students move from physical tiling to multiplication and finally to decomposing complex rectilinear shapes, aligned with Arizona 3.MD.C.7 standards.

TDTaylor Doucet