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Building a Garden Fence

Subject Area
Math: PreAlgebra: Geometry
Math: Middle Grades Math: Geometry
Level
6-8
Activity Time
60 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-84 series
Other Materials
This is Activity 4 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
Graphing Calculator Activities for Enriching Middle School Mathematics
Resource Types
Lessons

Building a Garden Fence

Activity Overview

In this activity, students will use basic concepts of perimeter and area to investigate a classic problem situation requiring maximization. They must decide how to build a garden fence to enclose the largest possible area.

Subject Area
Math: PreAlgebra: Geometry
Math: Middle Grades Math: Geometry
Level
6-8
Activity Time
60 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-84 series
Other Materials
This is Activity 4 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
Graphing Calculator Activities for Enriching Middle School Mathematics
Resource Types
Lessons
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