Unit 2, Lesson 12
Decompose Area
Grade 5
Preparation
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to apply what they know about multiplication of whole numbers and fractions to decompose a rectangle to find its area.
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students found the area of rectangles with one whole number side length and one fractional side length.
In this lesson, students apply what they know about decomposing rectangles with whole number side lengths to represent and find the area of rectangles with a mixed number side length. Students first find the area in a way that makes sense to them and then analyze different strategies for finding area.
- Engagement
- MLR1
- Explain (orally) strategies for determining the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths greater than 1 by decomposing it.
- Interpret (orally and using words or other representations) the area of a rectangle that includes a fractional side length expressed as a mixed number.
- Let's decompose rectangles to find their area.
Required Preparation
None
Teacher Reflection Questions
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