Grade 4 · Area
Community-kitchen portions: check area against two side lengths
A rectangular arrangement for a community kitchen has 10 rows with 3 unit squares in each row. Change the controls and explain what the animation reveals.
Predict what will happen, press Play, then pause and explain what changed. Every control also works without playback.
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A rectangular arrangement for a community kitchen has 10 rows with 3 unit squares in each row. Area counts the square units covering a region without gaps or overlaps. A complete row contributes the width, and multiplying by the number of rows counts the entire covering. The complete rectangle contains 30 square units; a missing row would remove exactly 3.
A relationship to keep
10 × 3 = 30 square units
Read the symbols alongside the explanation. A diagram shows the relationship; the assumptions tell you when it applies.
- STEP 1
Read the starting situation
A rectangular arrangement for a community kitchen has 10 rows with 3 unit squares in each row. Identify what each number measures before changing a control; the worked example refers to these starting values.
- STEP 2
Follow the mathematical change
Advance the timeline one full row at a time. Compare the running count with the equal size of each completed row. Pause on an intermediate frame and compare the picture with the live readouts.
- STEP 3
Explain and test the relationship
The complete rectangle contains 30 square units; a missing row would remove exactly 3. Change one input, predict its effect, and test whether the same relationship still works.
Your turn to explain
Make a prediction. Test your reasoning.
Community-kitchen portions: use the original situation. A rectangular arrangement for a community kitchen has 10 rows with 3 unit squares in each row. What total would one additional full row produce?
Use the values specified in the question. Reset restores the initial values for this investigation.
Compare your explanation
33 square units, because 30 + 3 = 33.
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Connect the animation to a worked example and practice questions.