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==Lower Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
[[Area]] is the size of a surface.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an area of 15 [[square]]s.
|}
==Upper Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
[[Area]] is the size of a surface.
===About Area===
: If a [[rectilinear]] shape is drawn on a grid the [[area]] can be found by counting the number of [[square]]s inside the shape.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:RectilinearGrid1.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:RectilinearGrid2.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:RectilinearGrid3.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The shape has 20 [[square]]s inside it, so the [[area]] is 20 [[square]]s.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an [[area]] of 14 [[square]]s.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an area of 15 [[square]]s.
|}
: If an unusual shape is drawn on a grid the [[area]] can be [[estimate]]d. The answer will not be exactly correct, but it will be close.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:IrregularShapeGrid1.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:IrregularShapeGrid2.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:CircleGrid1.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has 12 full [[square]]s and 3 half [[square]]s. So the [[area]] is 12 + 3.5 = 15.5 squares.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has 10 full [[square]]s, 6 half squares and two other .
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an area of 15 [[square]]s.
|}
: The [[area]] of a [[rectangle]] or a [[square]] can also be found if the length of the sides is known.
: To find the [[area]] of a [[rectangle]] or [[square]]