Area & Perimeter
Students will create square designs using area and perimeter knowledge.
Resources
Each student needs:
- 1 inch square, a 2 in square, a 3 inch square, a 4 inch square and a 5 inch square on colored construction paper.
- 1.5 inch square, a 2.5 inch square, a 3.5 inch square, and a 4.5 inch square on construction paper of a contrasting color.
- Glue stick
- Ruler
Fine Art Standards
Visual Arts Strand: CREATE (4.V.CR.): Students will generate artistic work by conceptualizing, organizing, and completing their artistic ideas. They will refine original work through persistence, reflection, and evaluation.
Standard 4.V.CR.1: Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.
Integrated Standards
Math Strand: MEASUREMENT AND DATA Standard 4.MD.3: Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real-world and mathematical problems. For example, find the width of a rectangular room given the area of the flooring and the length, by viewing the area formula as a multiplication equation with an unknown factor
Objectives
None