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Zoo Habitat Maps: Area of Shapes Made of Rectangles

Grade 3 area practice with zoo habitat maps: split L, T, and U shapes into rectangles, find each area, and add the parts.

Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3.MD.C.7.d

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 11 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students find the area of a shape made of rectangles by splitting it and adding the areas of the parts.
  • Students use side lengths to find the areas of rectangles that make up a larger shape.
  • Students explain why different ways of splitting a shape give the same total area.

How to use

Use after students can find the area of one rectangle. Have them color each rectangle in a habitat a different color and write its area inside before adding.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

3.MD.C.7.d

Find areas of shapes made of rectangles by splitting them into rectangles and adding.

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Zoo Habitat Maps: Area of Shapes Made of Rectangles

Split each habitat into rectangles, find each area, and add.

Count and add

Each small square on the map is 1 square meter.

1.
The lion habitat is made of rectangle A and rectangle B.AB

Rectangle A:   square meters
Rectangle B:   square meters
Whole lion habitat:   square meters

2.
The penguin pool is shaped like a T. It is made of two rectangles.

The penguin pool covers   square meters.

3.
Which number sentence gives the area of the flamingo pond?
  • A. 7 × 5 = 35
  • B. 2 × 5 + 7 × 2 = 24
  • C. 2 × 5 + 5 × 2 = 20
  • D. 2 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 14

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