1. Maureen Curran and Mary Lou Aalbers Hazelwood School District Click here to begin Activity 2

2. 1 6 # of Hexagons Perimeter 2 10 3 14 4 5 6 22 26 18 LOOK FOR THE PATTERN

3. How did the perimeter grow with each additional hexagon? Click for Answer

4. Trains perimeter grows by 4 with each additional hexagon. Can you predict the perimeter of a 20 hexagon train? (Click here for answer)

5. Can you write a mathematical expression for the perimeter of any hexagon train? Use n to stand for the number of hexagons.

6. n represents the number of hexagons

7. In your journal draw a picture or write how you came up with your answer. For answer to challenge click here. Click to return to beginning