Farmers Market Map: Measure Area by Counting Squares
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Count unit squares to measure stalls, signs, stickers, and tables.
The market map
The map shows six stalls at the farmers market. Each small square on the map is 1 square meter.
1.
How many square meters does the Bread stall cover?
The Bread stall covers square meters.
2.
Count the squares in each stall. Then sort the stalls by area.
3.
Which stall covers 3 more square meters than the Apples stall?
4.
Which two stalls together cover the same area as the Bread stall?
Squares of every size
Read what each small square stands for before you count.
5.
Grace makes a price sign for her peaches. The sign and its post are the whole shaded shape. Each small square is 1 square inch.What is the area of the sign and post together?
The sign and post cover square inches.
6.
Each jar of jam gets a square sticker. Each small square is 1 square centimeter.What is the area of one sticker?
One sticker covers square centimeters.
7.
Lola and Sam measure the same table top. Lola covers it with big square napkins. Sam covers it with small square cards. Neither of them leaves gaps or overlaps.
Lola's napkins:Sam's cards:
Lola's napkins:Sam's cards:
Lola finds that the area of the table top is napkins.
Sam finds that the area of the table top is cards.
8.
Look at problem 7 again. Why did Sam get a bigger number than Lola for the same table top?
9.
The kids' music stage is the whole shaded shape. Each small square is 1 square foot.What is the area of the stage?
The stage covers square feet.
Check the counting
Think about how to count unit squares carefully. Use the market map for problems 10 and 12.
10.
Ivan wants the area of the Cheese stall. He counts only the squares along the edge of the stall and gets 10. What is the real area of the Cheese stall?
11.
Which unit makes more sense for measuring each area? Sort them.
12.
Omar wants the area of the Herbs stall. He counts 2 squares across the top and 5 squares down the side. He adds 2 + 5 and says the area is 7 square meters. Explain Omar's mistake. What is the real area?