WETMAAP Technique 1
Texas City/Virginia Point: 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. 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?

Hint: An acre is 43,560 square feet.

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

How many acres are in the study site?