Design a Playground Project: Measurement, Area & Perimeter
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Design a Playground Project: Measurement, Area & Perimeter
This project is an exciting project that will allow students to design a NEW playground for their school. Students are given the dimensions (area and perimeter) and cost of various playground equipment. There is a list of 15 items and a choice to add gravel, mulch or sand to go underneath their playground equipment. Each square unit represents one foot. The budget is $30,000.
Students will be able to:
- Add multi-digit numbers using partial sums.
- Explain and connect strategies for adding to the standard algorithm for addition.
- Use area and perimeter formula to solve problems including unknown length or width problems.
- Use area models to explain the commutative property.
- Use area models to explain the distributive property.
- Decompose an irregular figure into non-overlapping rectangles.
- Explain area as additive (when decomposing irregular figures)
Student Task:
The perimeter and area of each item are given and you must purchase items and design (draw) a playground on the (grid paper) blueprint. Calculate the total cost of your items as you budget your money. The skills covered are: area, perimeter, and adding/subtracting on a budget. Come up with your design and show how you spent your money on the chart provided.
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