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Puzzle Piece Factory: Shapes Made of Unit Squares

Grade 3 area worksheet: find the area of block puzzle pieces by counting the unit squares that cover them, in square units.

Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3.MD.C.5.b

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1 Common Core standard
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12 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students find the area of a shape by counting the unit squares that cover it with no gaps or overlaps.
Students explain that a shape covered by n unit squares has an area of n square units.
Students compare pieces with different shapes and tell when they have the same area.

How to use

Use after students know what a unit square is. Square tiles or grid paper let students build each puzzle piece before they answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

3.MD.C.5.b

Understand that a shape covered by n unit squares has an area of n square units.

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Puzzle Piece Factory: Shapes Made of Unit Squares

A piece covered by n unit squares has an area of n square units.

Measure the pieces

Rafael and Hana design pieces for a block puzzle. Each small square on a grid is a unit square that covers 1 square unit. The shaded squares cover each piece with no gaps and no overlaps.

Rafael makes an L piece.

How many unit squares cover the L piece? unit squares
What is the area of the L piece? square units

Hana makes a zigzag piece.

What is the area of the zigzag piece? square units

Rafael makes a piece shaped like the letter U.What is the area of the U piece?