6.G.A.1

Alice in Arealand

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.0 Stars

TEACHERS (78)

4.4

STUDENTS (14317)

3.7

LENGTH

15 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Somehow, Alice finds herself in Arealand. To be able to get back home, she must conquer several fun challenges related to areas. Fortunately, Koshi the talking cat is there to provide help with concepts and explanations. Help Alice solve the challenges and get back home!

Vocabulary Words

area

rectangle

square

triangle

parallelogram

quadrilateral

equal

perpendicular

base

height

unit

square unit

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Polygon Areas. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Decompose shapes into triangles and rectangles and then add the areas to find total area.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

In this game you will learn about finding the area of a shape - what do you think the area of something is? Why is determining the area of a space important? Explain the difference between a square, rectangle, and triangle? What professions need to determine the area on a daily basis?

After the Game

What is area? Explain why you are able to just divide the formula of area for a rectangle by two for a triangle? Explain why the area of a parallelogram and a rectangle are the same? Name some real world things that you would need to find the area of? How are formulas useful when calculating the area of a shape? What does it mean to deconstruct shapes? Why is deconstructing shapes helpful?