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==Key Stage 2==
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==Lower Key Stage 2==
 
===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
 
[[Area]] is the size of a surface.
 
[[Area]] is the size of a surface.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an area of 15 [[square]]s.
 
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an area of 15 [[square]]s.
 
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==Upper Key Stage 2==
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===Meaning===
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[[Area]] is the size of a surface.
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===About Area===
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: If a [[rectilinear]] shape is drawn on a grid the [[area]] can be found by counting the number of [[square]]s inside the shape.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:RectilinearGrid1.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:RectilinearGrid2.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:RectilinearGrid3.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The shape has 20 [[square]]s inside it, so the [[area]] is 20 [[square]]s.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an [[area]] of 14 [[square]]s.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an area of 15 [[square]]s.
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: 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.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:IrregularShapeGrid1.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:IrregularShapeGrid2.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:CircleGrid1.png|center|200px]]
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| 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.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has 10 full [[square]]s, 6 half squares and two other .
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This shape has an area of 15 [[square]]s.
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: The [[area]] of a [[rectangle]] or a [[square]] can also be found if the length of the sides is known.
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: To find the [[area]] of a [[rectangle]] or [[square]]

Revision as of 10:04, 26 March 2019

Lower 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 squares inside the shape.
RectilinearGrid1.png
RectilinearGrid2.png
RectilinearGrid3.png
The shape has 20 squares inside it, so the area is 20 squares. This shape has an area of 14 squares. This shape has an area of 15 squares.

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 squares inside the shape.
RectilinearGrid1.png
RectilinearGrid2.png
RectilinearGrid3.png
The shape has 20 squares inside it, so the area is 20 squares. This shape has an area of 14 squares. This shape has an area of 15 squares.
If an unusual shape is drawn on a grid the area can be estimated. The answer will not be exactly correct, but it will be close.
IrregularShapeGrid1.png
IrregularShapeGrid2.png
CircleGrid1.png
This shape has 12 full squares and 3 half squares. So the area is 12 + 3.5 = 15.5 squares. This shape has 10 full squares, 6 half squares and two other . This shape has an area of 15 squares.
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