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Governor's Garden Lesson PlanGovernor's Garden Lesson Plan
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9th - 12th
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Governor's Garden

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Students review types of polygons and list several examples of each. They assume the role of a landscape artist interviewing for a job. They create sketches of their plans for six polygonal gardens and write an expository paragraph detailing their plan.

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polygons, 2-d shapes, 2-d

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polygons, math

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