WETMAAP Technique 1
Lake Pontchartrain - Martello Castle Element 1
Technique 1: Area Measurement
Element 1: Area of Site
Materials:
measurements from Skill 2, Element 1
calculator
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.