Last week we learned about ‘area’ in math.
What is area?
- The size of a surface.
- The amount of space inside the boundary of a flat (2-dimensional) object such as a triangle or circle.
We compared the area of our chairs to the area of our desks using index cards…
Working with a partner we also tried to ‘cover’ a rectangle with blocks with a dice game and unifix blocks…
We have also done work on measuring ‘capacity’ (or volume) with water, ask us how we made predictions and then determined which container held more.
Today we began measuring ‘mass’ using a balance scale.
Ask us how we know which item is heavier…