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Game Board Builders: Meet the Unit Square

Grade 3 game board practice on unit squares: what a unit square is, why it covers 1 square unit, and how unit squares measure area.

Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3.MD.C.5.a

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  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 12 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify a unit square as a square with sides 1 unit long that covers 1 square unit of area.
  • Students explain why a shape that is not a unit square cannot be counted as 1 square unit.
  • Students find area by counting the unit squares that cover a shape.

How to use

Use when first introducing area. Read the definition of a unit square together, then let students work through each part and discuss Ivy's mistake as a class.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

3.MD.C.5.a

Understand that a unit square covers one square unit of area.

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Game Board Builders: Meet the Unit Square

Learn what a unit square is and how it measures area.

Part 1: What is a unit square?

A unit square is a square with sides that are 1 unit long. It covers 1 square unit of area. The kids at Game Club are building their own board games.

1.
Rosa cuts out four game spaces. The side lengths are marked. Which space is a unit square?
  • A. 1 cm2 cm
  • B. 2 cm2 cm
  • C. 1 cm1 cm
  • D. 3 cm1 cm
2.
Dev's game card is a square. It covers exactly 1 square inch. How long is each side of the card?

Each side is   inch long.

3.
Kim draws one unit square. Each side is 1 unit long. She splits it into equal small squares and shades one of them.11How many small squares cover the whole unit square?

  small squares

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