Approach: Station |
Resources:
Square tile, ruler, pencil. |
Questions / instructions:
The tile is one unit of area.
How many tiles would be needed to cover the area of each of the rooms?
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%
responses
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y4
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y8
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1.
Bedroom
|
6
tiles
|
27
|
69
|
2.
Bathroom |
5
tiles
|
8
|
42
|
3.
Kitchen |
10
tiles
|
21
|
61
|
4.
Porch |
2
tiles
3 tiles
|
9
17
|
45
12
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Year
4
5. Guess the number of tiles needed to cover the shape. |
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2030
1519
|
37
10
|
45
18
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year
8
5. Look at the tile to make a rough estimate of the number of tiles needed to
cover the shape. |
Commentary:
Year 8 students were substantially better than year 4 students when calculating
areas, but not when estimating.
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