STEM Thursday, Kostoryz Elementary, October 15th, 2015
Presenters: Ms. Blonigen, Ms. Delagarza, Ms. Moore
Reptile Math Lesson Plan
Engage
What is area and perimeter?
Explore
Reptile Exploration
Reptile Exploration Student Activity Sheet
Explain
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How can you determine the perimeter of a two dimensional shape?
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How can you determine the area of a two dimensional shape?
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What did you notice about the relationship between the perimeters of the smaller and larger shapes?
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What did you notice about the relationship between the area of the smaller and larger shapes?
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What did you notice about the angles of each shape?
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Did the shapes have parallel sides? perpendicular sides? congruent sides?
Elaborate
Reptile Elaboration
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Can you create a larger similar shape out of nine congruent smaller shapes?
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What strategies did you use to solve this problem?
Evaluate
Reptile Evaluation
Name this Polygon!