Dream House Project

Grade Level(s): 2^nd – 4^th Grade

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                           Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.2: Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of them.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.3: Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape.

Targeted Needs of Student:

Finding the area of an object, developing rational for finding area, developing problem solving skills for finding area, understanding units of area

Goal:

Providing students with challenging problems regarding discovering area

Materials Needed:

1. Coloring utensils
2. Graph paper
3. Scratch paper

Explanation/Summary:

Students will be asked to design the layout of their dream house with at least five rooms. They will draw out the rectangular rooms on graph paper and then asked to shade in the rooms and determine the area by partitioning the area into smaller rectangles. Students will have to problem solve to figure out their unique houses.

Resource:

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