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Cover the floor with math. Pupils work to determine the proper shape to cover a kitchen floor. They first determine the number of tiles to purchase and configure their placement to reduce the amount of waste. Teams finish by creating a presentation to highlight their solutions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Provide a review of requirements for figures to tessellate
Classroom Considerations
- Requires the class to be able to calculate the area of regular polygons
- Assumes individuals understand how to read a blueprint
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- Provides an example of a solution for reference
- Includes a rubric for scoring
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