Measurement:
Area

The Apartment

Finding space for furniture in an apartment calls for an understanding of area.

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Block Party

Create three dimensional shapes from two dimensional patterns and determine their volumes.

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Circle Folding

It's amazing what you can make out of a simple circle and what you can learn from it.

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The Doghouse

Planning the construction of a doghouse requires lots of math skills.

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Which Pizza?

Is half of a medium pizza more than all of a small one?

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Which Unit Would You Use?

This activity will help you to assess how much knowledge of length and area your students already have, will help you to develop their sense of appropriate units, and provides a context for ensuring that students understand the concept of area and how area is measured.

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