Looking to EXTEND your thinkers? Does your data shows your students met the target and are ready for more? This packet is filled with activities that not only challenge, but bring the fun back into math. This format requires students to start with a required activity that mirrors a typical target-based extends problem. Next students have options to choose to do 3 more activities that challenge students thinking in a truly engaging way. The main page contains the overview for the packet.
Student activities include:
-Find the area of a dog to create an area rug.
-Create your own shape and find the area.
-With a partner, create a Who Wants to be a Millionaire online game for area/perimeter problems or facts
- Look at a typical school bus size, create a scaled graph, and determine the area each student has
-Bonus- Look at a simple school blueprint and create area problems base on the map.
3.MD.7 EXTENDS Relate the concept of area to real-world applications in new situations.