You will need 2 pieces of Centimeter Grid Paper and a centimeter ruler to complete the homework.

  1. Show or tell how to find the area of each shape. Use a ruler to measure the side lengths of the shape in Question 1D. The area of each small square is 1 sq cm.
  2. Draw each shape on Centimeter Grid Paper.
    1. Draw a rectangle with an area of 21 sq cm. Write a multiplication sentence to show how to find the area.
    2. Draw a shape that is not a rectangle and has an area of 21 sq cm.
    3. Draw a shape that has an area of 14 sq cm.
    4. Draw a triangle with the area of 6 sq cm. Explain how you did this.
    5. Draw a shape with more than 4 sides that has an area of 16 sq cm.