WETMAAP Technique 1
Cocodrie Element 1 

Technique 1:  Area Measurement
Element 1:  Area of Site

Materials:

        measurements from Skill 2, Element 1

        calculator

        Reference Manual 

Exercise: 

                     Hint: Area is a measurement of length times width. 

        1. Review section in Reference Manual on Scale. 

        2. Use measurements determined in Skill 2, Element 1. 

                __________________ What is the area of the study site in square inches? 

        3. Use the number of feet determined in Skill 2, Element 1 

                __________________ What is the area of the study site in square feet? 

         4. Calculate the number of acres in the study site by using the number of square feet generated in #3 above. 

                _________________ How many acres are in the study site? 

                     Hint: An acre is 43,560 square feet.