modeling 4 x 10 with area model and rectangles

A workspace for showing that 4 rods, each measuring 1 x 10, may represent a rectangle that is 4 x 10, once moved around (points J and N are movable) to form a larger rectangle. This helps show how multiplication is illustrated by measuring the area of a large rectangle and finding its value as the sum of all the square units needed to tile each of the rows, and all four rows.

 

Jeff Barrett

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
area  arithmetic  geometry  modeling  multiplication  rectangle 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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