WETMAAP Technique 1
Wallops Island 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. 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 by using the number of square feet generated in Question #3.

______________ How many acres are in the study site?

Hint: An acre is 43,560 square feet.