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.      Using measurements determined in Skill 2, Element 1
                 
                  ______________  What is the area of the study site in square inches?
 
 
      3.      Using 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 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.