Access Point #: MAFS.3.MD.3.AP.5aArchived Access Point

Use tiling to determine area.
Clarifications:

Essential Understandings

Concrete:

  • Demonstrate that area can be determined by covering a surface with square tiles that have no gaps or overlaps.
  • Identify the space on a rectangular surface to be tiled (e.g., piece of paper).
  • Use square tiles to cover the entire identified space.
Representation:
  • Identify that area can be measured by tiling.
  • Recognize that one tile equals one unit square.
General Information
Number: MAFS.3.MD.3.AP.5a
Category: Access Points
Cluster: Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. (Major Cluster)

Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.

Related Standards

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Related Courses

This access point is part of these courses.
5012050: Grade Three Mathematics
7712040: Access Mathematics Grade 3
5012055: Grade 3 Accelerated Mathematics
5012015: Foundational Skills in Mathematics 3-5

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