Ordering Rectangles
1.
Smallest to Largest Perimeters: D, E, G, B, A,
C, F
2.
Smallest to Largest Area: C, D, E, B, F, A, G
3.
Perimeter by Measurement: D, B, G, A, E, C, F
I did a good job getting the
smallest and the biggest, but I did not do to good at getting the ones in
between. I don’t know that I had a good strategy. I think I just kind of eye
balled it if you will and guessed.
4.
Area by Measurement: C, D, B, A,E, F, G
Again I did well with the smallest and the
biggest, but I did not do well with the ones in between.
5.
It seems that a lot of them were similar in
height and that caused the perimeters to be close, but did not affect the areas
as much. I am not sure the best way to gauge them without measuring. I did not have a ruler at my house, so I used two colored squares that I cut off the end of Post-Its that you would use to bookmark a page.
I enjoyed seeing your way of thinking for the perimeter problem. If you look at my blog entry, you will see that I did not do well with the perimeter question. I don't know why I see perimeter so differently than it actually is. Area was an area of strength for me. I found it interesting that you used colored squares! That is a fun and smart way to do this activity!
ReplyDeleteDo you think you can use this activity or something similar in your classroom? I would love to do this next year!
It was challenging to make estimations. I could not come up with a "rule" that I thought would help me get the rectangles in the correct order.
ReplyDeleteI think that I could use a version of this activity in my classroom. I have never really covered area or perimeter much if all in my classroom since I have been in kindergarten and first grade, but I think that this class has given me new perspective and I think that engaging students to begin exploring these to types of measurement through open ended questions and discovery learning would be very beneficial to them.
Did you do a lot with area and perimeter in second grade?
I guess in first grade we just do a lot of measuring with length, but I am glad I have been challenged to look at these. I can know challenge my students as well!
It was challenging to make estimations. I could not come up with a "rule" that I thought would help me get the rectangles in the correct order.
ReplyDeleteI think that I could use a version of this activity in my classroom. I have never really covered area or perimeter much if all in my classroom since I have been in kindergarten and first grade, but I think that this class has given me new perspective and I think that engaging students to begin exploring these to types of measurement through open ended questions and discovery learning would be very beneficial to them.
Did you do a lot with area and perimeter in second grade?
I guess in first grade we just do a lot of measuring with length, but I am glad I have been challenged to look at these. I can know challenge my students as well!