Lesson Overview
Students will review area and perimeter then complete a project with a group where they will showcase their knowledge.
Duration
Multiple days
Lesson Type
Project Based Lesson
Essential Question
What is the difference between area and perimeter, and how can we calculate each to understand the space and boundaries of shapes?
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Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
3, 4
- Popsicle sticks – small, medium, large
- Pipe Cleaners
- Scissors
- Notebook paper
- Construction paper
- Glue
- Tape
- Paint (remind them they will not actually need the amount of cups they figured up in the problem)
- Cardboard (to glue painted paper on)
- Hot glue
- Poster board
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- 3.MGSR Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning
- 3.MGSR.1 Solve area and perimeter problems in real-world and mathematical situations
- 3.MGSR.1.1 Determine the area of squares and rectangles presented in relevant problems by covering the space with square units and counting the total number of units needed
- 3.MGSR.1.2 Determine the perimeter of regular and irregular triangles and quadrilaterals with known side lengths
- 3.MGSR.1.3 Determine if a real-world situation is an example of the need for finding the area or the perimeter of a figure
- 3.MGSR.1 Solve area and perimeter problems in real-world and mathematical situations
- 4.MGSR Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning
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