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Tile Floor Fun: What Is a Unit Square?

Grade 3 unit square practice: learn that a square with 1-unit sides covers 1 square unit, then find unit squares on tile grids.

Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3.MD.C.5.a

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain that a square with sides of 1 unit covers 1 square unit of area.
  • Students match unit squares to square units such as square inches and square feet.
  • Students identify unit squares on a grid and count them to find area.

How to use

Show a real 1-inch or 1-foot square tile before starting. Students can work the first two sections on their own, then discuss the last section 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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Tile Floor Fun: What Is a Unit Square?

Learn how one small square measures area.

Meet the Unit Square

A unit square is a square with sides that are 1 unit long. It covers 1 square unit of area.

1.
Ava is putting square tiles on the playroom floor. Here is one tile.
1 ft1 ft

Each side of the tile is   foot long. The tile covers   square foot of floor.

2.
Ms. Ortiz wants to measure the area of a poster in square inches. Which tile should she use?
  • A. a rectangle that is 1 inch wide and 2 inches long
  • B. a square with sides that are 2 inches long
  • C. a square with sides that are 1 inch long
  • D. a circle that is 1 inch across
3.
Match each unit square to the area it covers.
  1. a square with 1-centimeter sides
  2. a square with 1-inch sides
  3. a square with 1-foot sides
  4. a square with 1-meter sides
  1. A. 1 square foot
  2. B. 1 square meter
  3. C. 1 square centimeter
  4. D. 1 square inch

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