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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