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Skate Borders

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Elementary schoolers explore how making different rectangular shapes with the same perimeter has an affect on the area of those shapes. Learners use the worksheet embedded in the plan to design their own skateboarding track. They use toothpicks as a unit of measurement. This hands-on activity should lead to a greater understanding of the relationship between the area and the perimeter of a shape.

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skateboarding, perimeter

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perimeter, skateboarding, skate track design, math
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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