7. DEFEND your sequence.
In other words, PROVE IT.

8. It is time to create your card set.

10. What is an attribute anyway?
Contemplative moment...…
What is an attribute anyway?

11. Maybe you have heard of AREA before…

12. Write the area of each shape on the card for that shape.
= 1 sq. unit
Determine the area of the remaining shapes.
Write the area of each shape on the card for that shape.

13. 6 1 5 7 3 4 2 8 9 10

14. = 1 sq. unit.
Find the area if

15. So what do you notice about AREA?

16. Cover each hexagon with a blocks.
Write an expression to represent the combined areas of each block.
= 1 sq. unit.
Find the area if

17. So were you correct about AREA?

18. Use 5 pattern blocks to make a shape with an area of 12 sq. units.
We have a challenge for you!
Use 5 pattern blocks to make a shape with an area of 12 sq. units.

19. How many unique shapes did your group find?
Share your shapes with your group.
How many unique shapes did your group find?

20. How is AREA related to FRACTIONS?

21. Using a pair of blocks, build 1 2 in as many ways as possible.
= 1 sq. unit
Using a pair of blocks, build
1 2
in as many ways as possible.

22. So what do you notice about AREA and FRACTIONS?

24. 1 3 , , , , , , ,

25. Record the colors of each unit fraction.

26. Contemplative moment...…
What did you notice?

28. PERIMETER sounds vaguely familiar…

29. To find perimeter, we measure around the edge of the shape.
This may tickle!
To find perimeter, we measure around the edge of the shape.

31. Write the perimeter of each shape on the card.
= 1 unit
Determine the perimeter of the remaining shapes.
Write the perimeter of each shape on the card.

33. Contemplative moment...…
What did you notice?

37. Record the perimeters of each train.

38. Contemplative moment...…
What did you notice?

40. What can we say about perimeter?
Contemplative moment...…
What can we say about perimeter?

42. Record the areas of each train.

43. Contemplative moment...…
When building trains, how are area & perimeter alike and different?

45. Trust me. This will be fun.