Spring Garden Math: Area vs. Perimeter Puzzles!

Lesson Overview

Students will explore real-world scenarios related to spring gardens to differentiate between situations requiring area or perimeter calculations.

Duration

Less than 1 hour

Lesson Type

Traditional Lesson

Essential Question

How can we tell if a real-world garden problem requires us to find the area or the perimeter?
Why is it important to know the difference between area and perimeter in real-life situations?

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Math
- Geometry

Note: Two different options of the same performance task are linked in the resources tab. One is a simple categorizing worksheet, while the other is a sort that requires cutting and gluing (scissors and glue needed).

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Standards

3.MGSR Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning
- 3.MGSR.1 Solve area and perimeter problems in real-world and mathematical situations
  - 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

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