Square centimetres are the area equal to a square that is one centimetre on each side.

A rectilinear shape is a 2D shape with straight sides and right angles.

Measure the area of flat shapes using square centimetres

Maths

In this unit pupils will calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication and use their knowledge of area to solve problems. In the future unit pupils will explain what volume is using a range of contexts and describe the units used to measure volume. They will explain how to calculate the volume of a cuboid.

In the prior unit pupils explained area and measured using counting as a strategy. They made different shapes with the same area and compared the area of different shapes. In this unit pupils will calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication and use their knowledge of area to solve problems.

Link area of rectangles to multiplication

Order the following areas from largest to smallest.

Match the item with the square unit that would be the most useful for finding its area.

Which of these is another way of writing 'square centimetres'?

Which of these is the best estimate for the area of the front of a note book?

What is the area of this shape? {{ }} cm²

To which mathematical term does this definition belong?     {{ }} is the measurement of a flat surface. It measures a 2D space.   

Which shape is most commonly used to measure area?

What is the missing number?     6, 12, 18, {{  }}, 30  

Order the following units of length from smallest to largest

Match the image with the correct description.

Match the shapes with their correct areas in square units.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Measure the area of flat shapes using square centimetres

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.