The students will also be able to solve the area of a room in the shapes of rectangles and squares together. Use the Internet site listed below for much of this information or contact the museum. Remember to explain the units.
Area is always units squared.
Area of a square is the length of a side squared. Do three more simple examples on the board asking the students to guide you though. For example, a rectangle added to a square. Divide shape into squares and rectangles they can solve for. In this example, we would add the area of a rectangle and a square.