Perimeter and Area

Introduction

Students will learn how to compute area and perimeter by creating a floorplan for a house.

Introduction

You are a contractor who is being considered for building a house. Mrs. Daisy is asking you to come up with a floorplan for her new home that includes a fenced in back yard for her puppy. She is looking at several different floorplans and choosing the best one for her new home.

In order to be an excellent contractor you have to become an expert in finding the area and perimeter of shapes.

Let's get started on designing!

Task

As a contractor who is building a house you need to know how to find perimeter and area.

In order to become and expert on calculating perimeter and area you will explore several websites to learn the formulas and how to calculate area and perimeter.

After you have explored these sites and you feel that you understand area and perimeter you will begin working on designing your floorplan for Mrs. Daisy.

Once you have completed your floor plan you will write a thank you letter to Mrs. Daisy thanking her for choosing you to design a floorplan for her.

Process

STEP 1

You will be assigned a partner to complete the project with.

STEP 2

You and your partner will visit the websites below and practice with area and perimeter.

Area and Perimeter Websites:

Choose 2 of these sites to learn the meaning and formulas for calculating perimeter and area.

Learning Perimeter and Area
MathDictionary Math Goodies Perimeter
Math Goodies Area

Choose 2 of these sites to practice finding the perimeter and area of shapes.

Math Playground Perimeter ExploringArea PerimeterSquare PerimeterRectangle ExploringPerimeter Practicing Area

When you are finished exploring these sites you will write down either two facts, two things you learned, or two things you liked about these sites. Turn this paper into your teacher before moving on to step 3.

STEP 3

When you feel that you understand perimeter and area well enough to do it on your own you may begin creating your floorplan for the house using graph paper.

Click on the link below to view sample floorplans.

1. Click on link

2. Type in house criteria on left hand side

3. Click search

4. Choose a house

5. Scroll down to the bottom to find floorplan sample

Sample Floorplans

Your floorplan must include at least:

A living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a garage
Each room must be labeled and colored a different color
A fenced in backyard with the greatest amount of area possible and the least amount of perimeter possible.
A garden within the backyard shaped like a triangle

After completing your room designs you must calculate:

The area and perimeter for each room
The area and perimeter for the fenced in backyard
The area and perimeter of the whole house
The area and perimeter of the triangle garden

Letter Requirements:

Now that you are finished with your floorplan design you need to write Mrs. Daisy a letter thanking her for choosing you to create a floorplan. In your letter you need to list out your calculations for each room. (Be careful with spelling, grammar, and punctuation)

Evaluation

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Group Cooperation	Did not work well together at all and did not share roles.	Worked ok together and shared roles sometimes.	Worked reasonably well together and both members did ok sharing roles.	Worked very well together and both members did their part.
Floor Plan	Floorplan is not labeled and colored correctly. Not all the rooms are complete and no calculations.	Floor plan is labeled and colored correctly. Floorplan is missing some rooms and some incomplete calculations.	Floor Plan is labeled completely and correctly. Includes all rooms and most calculations are correct	Floor plan is labeled and colored correctly. Includes all rooms and correct calculations.
Creativity	Sloppy! Floorplan not creative. Unable to read labels and calculations	Not Neat! Can not read all labels and calculations	Neat but could have been neater. Labels and calculations are readable.	Very neat and organized! Creative Rooms! Labels and calculations are readable.
Facts	No Facts Written	2 or 3 facts written	5 or 6 facts written	All facts written
Follow Up Letter	Does not contain calculations. Many spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.	Provides calculations but has many spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.	Well written letter. Few grammatical errors.	Very well written letter including all calculations and no errors.

Conclusion

Congratulations!

You are now an expert at calculating area and perimeter. Hopefully when Mrs. Daisy sees your floorplan she will hire you to build her house.

For more practice visit...

http://www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html

http://www.quia.com/jg/379267.html