CHOOSE MY HOUSE Pre-Algebra Classes

DUE: THURSDAY, MAY 21STGRADE: SUMMATIVE

What are the details?

WHAT EXACTLY DO I HAVE TO DO?

Your community is offering a $3 million reward for the best designed home in the area! You really want the money because…well, who doesn’t?

You must work through this lesson and by the end you will have drawn a home and included dimensions for the house.

You will be filling out a worksheet as you go. After you have drawn a home you will write ONE paragraph persuading your community why they should choose the home you designed!

YOU NEED TO CLICK ON TWO OF THE SITES BELOW TO REVIEW/LEARN THE MEANING

AND FORMULA FOR AREA AND PERIMETER:

Learning AREA and PERIMETER

Math Goodies PERIMETER

Math Goodies AREA

ON YOUR PAPER WRITE ANSWER

section #1

CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING SITES TO PRACTICE THE AREA AND PERIMETER Math Playground Perimeter

Exploring Area

Perimeter Square

Perimeter Rectangle

Exploring Perimeter

Practicing Area

YOU NEED TO PRACTICE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES

ON YOUR PAPER WRITE ANSWER

section #2

APPLYING AREA AND PERIMETER TO A

HOUSE PLAN

If you are HERE, you should feel comfortable working with AREA and PERIMETER.

You will click on the following link, and make selections to look at house plans.

SAMPLE PLANS

When you are doing this, make sure you check SECTION #3 of your paper so you can fill it out as you go.

NOW WHAT?!? You will design your own home! Check the next slide for requirements!

YOUR HOME MUST INCLUDE:

Living roomKitchen2 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms1 GarageBackyard

You may have more than what is listed up above, the above is a MINIMUM

WHAT ELSE?

Living roomKitchen2 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms1 GarageBackyard

Each room must LABELED and COLORED a DIFFERENT color

Each room needs dimensions and the AREA and PERIMETER

The AREA and PERIMETER of the entire house

AREA and PERIMETER of the backyard

WHAT TO DO NOW?

Start with PENCIL

Take rubric (on the back counter) so you know how you will be graded

Draw your home on a LARGE piece of paper (on the back counter)

Use a RULER (on the back counter)

WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR HOUSE:

Write/Type your paragraph