Quilt Club Patches: Measuring with Unit Squares
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One square patch with 1-unit sides covers 1 square unit.
Cutting patches
A unit square is a square with sides that are 1 unit long. It covers 1 square unit of area.
1.
Grandpa Leo cuts a square quilt patch. Each side is 1 foot long. How much area does the patch cover?
2.
Jun sews a tiny quilt for a doll. The whole grid is the doll quilt. Each small square is a patch with 1-centimeter sides. One patch is shaded.
The shaded patch covers square centimeter.
The whole doll quilt covers square centimeters.
3.
Is each patch a unit square? Sort the patches.
4.
Rosa cuts a unit square patch with 1-inch sides. Choose the 2 sentences that are true.
Sewing quilt blocks
Each small square on the grid is one patch. Each patch is a unit square with 1-inch sides, so it covers 1 square inch. Use the quilt blocks below.
5.
Block A is just one patch. How much area does Block A cover?
Block A covers square inch.
6.
Count the patches in each block. Match each block to its area.
7.
How many patches are in Block E? How much area does Block E cover?
Block E has patches.
Block E covers square inches.
8.
Which block covers 2 more square inches than Block C?
Quilt puzzles
Use what you know about unit squares to solve each puzzle.
9.
Ms. Ito covers a pillow with unit square patches that have 1-inch sides. She sews 4 rows with 5 patches in each row. There are no gaps or overlaps. What is the area of the pillow?
10.
The quilt club makes a giant floor quilt for the gym. Each small square on the grid is a unit square with 1-foot sides. The shaded part is the floor quilt.How much area does the floor quilt cover?
The floor quilt covers square feet.
11.
Diego has 12 patches. Each patch is a unit square with 1-inch sides. He sews all 12 patches into one rectangle with no gaps or overlaps. Which could be Diego's rectangle?
12.
Nadia says that any square patch is a unit square. Is she right? Explain your thinking.