MATH 3 PPT Q3 - Lesson 79 - Measuring Area Using Appropriate Units
MATH 3 PPT Q3 - Lesson 79 - Measuring Area Using Appropriate Units
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Motivation
If you are to buy a plastic cover for your
books, what is the
appropriate unit of area measure to be
used? Why?
Presenting the Lesson
Post the problem on the board.
Diana and Jean bought notebooks at the mall.
They also bought plastic cover for their
notebooks. What is the area of the
top of the notebook to be covered?
What is the appropriate unit
of area measure to be used? Why?
What do we need to find in the problem?
(area of the notebook and appropriate unit in
measuring area)
What measuring tool can we use to get the
length of this notebook?
(ruler, tape measure)
What standard unit of measure can we use to
get the length of this notebook?
(centimeter or cm)
Performing the Activity
a. Using square centimeter (sq. cm)
Divide the class into groups of 4s.
Provide each group with a 1 cm by
1 cm grid paper approximately the size of their
notebook. e.g.
1 cm
1 cm
What is the area of this paper?
(300 square units)
Let pupils count the small squares.
Measure the length of one small square.
What is the length of the side of one small square?
(1 cm)
What is the area of one small square?