Sidewalk Capers Students will explore spatial relationships by determining the area of various shapes and creating...

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Title:	Sidewalk Capers
Resource ID:	4242
URL:	http://www-tc.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/lessonplans/pdf/esmp/sidewalkcapers.pdf
Resource Description:	Students will explore spatial relationships by determining the area of various shapes and creating tessellation patterns. They use a variety of manipulatives in this lesson to explore spatial relationships of squares and their transformations. Students create a square with 36 square tiles and determine that by sliding several of the pieces both vertically and horizontally, they form an irregular shape that can be tessellated. Students are given a variety of curved shapes and encouraged to use tape and scissors to reconfigure their shape back into a square. Given a variety of measurement tools, students are asked to estimate the number of squares tiles (24" x 24”) needed to cover an assigned section of the school's sidewalk. Finally, they create a pattern from the square and tessellate it on the sidewalk using chalk.

Instructional Component Type(s):

Lesson Plan (Primary Type), Worksheet

Keywords:

area, tessellation, transformation, estimation

Intended Audience:

Educators, Students

Resource Collection:

CPALMS

RELATED STANDARDS (1)

» MA.4.G.3.3: Select and use appropriate units, both customary and metric, strategies, and measuring tools to estimate and solve real-world area problems.
Depth of Knowledge: Moderate l Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
This benchmark belongs to: BIG IDEA 3

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PEDAGOGY

Subject:	Mathematics
Grade Level(s):	4

Nature of Instruction:

Direct Instruction

Instructional Time:

1 Hour(s) 30 minute(s)

SOURCE & ACCESS INFORMATION

Name of Author/Source:	PBS Mathline
Resource recommended by:	Susan Cornwell
Web Address of Author/Source:	http://www-tc.pbs.org
Is this Resource freely Available?	Yes
Access Privileges:	Public

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