Name: Date: 10/24/23

Measuring Area
(part 1: square inches)

How can we find out how much space a shape takes up? We can do
that by finding the area, or the amount of surface inside the borders, or
boundary, of each shape or object.
We sometimes use inches to measure length or distance, but we use
square inches to measure area. We can write sq. in. for short. One unit
square has an area of 1 square inch.
1 in. 1 sq. in.

1 in.
Find the area of each rectangle by counting the number of unit
squares in each rectangle!

a) 1 2 3 4 b)

5 6 7 8

Area: 8 square inches Area: square inches

c) d)

Area: sq. in. Area:

 Name: Date: 10/24/23

Measuring Area
(part 2: square centimeters)

Review: The area of shape is the amount of surface inside the borders,
or boundary, of that shape or object.
We sometimes use centimeters to measure length or distance, but we
use square centimeters to measure area. We can write sq. cm. for
short. One unit square has an area of 1 square centimeter.
1 cm. 1 sq. cm.

1 cm.
Find the area of each rectangle by counting the number of unit
squares in each rectangle!

e) f)

Area: square centimeters Area: square centimeters

g) h)

Area: sq. cm. Area: