About Area Model Introduction
Build rectangles of various sizes and relate multiplication to area. Partition a rectangle into two areas to discover the distributive property.
How to play Area Model Introduction
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Build rectangles of various sizes and relate multiplication to area.
Questions & answers
- What is Area Model Introduction?
- Area Model Introduction is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Build rectangles of various sizes and relate multiplication to area. Partition a rectangle into two areas to discover the distributive property.
- What can kids learn from Area Model Introduction?
- It helps kids explore: recognize that area represents the product of two numbers. develop and justify a strategy that uses the area model to simplify a multiplication problem. represent a multiplication problem as the proportional area of a rectangle. looks for patterns in the total area calculation.
- What age is Area Model Introduction good for?
- It is designed for elementary school (roughly ages 5–10), and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Area Model Introduction free to play?
- Yes — Area Model Introduction is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.