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This is a math project designed for students to complete independently or with a group. It reinforces measurement skills of area and perimeter. It also indirectly helps students understand scale drawings and proportions. Students will use critical thinking skills as well as research to design a zoo. Rubric Included! Created by Sarah Wiggins
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Iheartmath2
Love this! Helping to make math fun for those who aren't so excited about it!
June 9, 2013 
joannburns
Ran out of time this year. Next year...
June 4, 2013
Sarah Carroll
My students really enjoyed it!
May 29, 2013
jscherff
perfect for when our trip to the zoo was cancelled!
May 28, 2013
cmeyers33
My class enjoyed this activity!
May 22, 2013
Nicole Spencer (TpT Seller)
Very thought provoking project for the kids. Great for group work.
May 22, 2013
lrstokes
Enjoyed the tie in of the research and math. Great activity.
May 20, 2013
megnow
Wonderful!
May 20, 2013
coroberson
This is such a great project based learning/assessment activity. My students absolutely loved this activity. I'll definitely use it again next year.
May 19, 2013
More Than a Worksheet (TpT Seller)
Thanks for the feedback! My students always loved it too!
May 28, 2013
mdarstein
Extended project to dialation and did wall size map. Thanks
May 14, 2013
snowlady
Looking forward to using this!
May 9, 2013
jillf5
What a creative way to use skills. Thank you!
May 8, 2013
hmt96b
My kids had so much fun with this project. It really helped them understand the difference between area and perimeter too.
April 30, 2013
ccrass77
My kids did a great job on this project!
April 30, 2013
Robkg
Thanks for your hard work!
April 28, 2013
ladyschezar
Can't wait to use this with my 7th graders!!
April 26, 2013
mariedryden610
Great!
April 26, 2013
JenniferPitts
Love it!
April 26, 2013
sbezi
Great!
April 24, 2013
oobethanyxx
Great resource!
April 21, 2013
idahojenn74
Very creative! Great for review. Thanks!
April 21, 2013
Krystina718
Awesome way to keep kids engaged in math and science!
April 7, 2013
trochil
thanks
April 3, 2013
Sherrie Anderson (TpT Seller)
We are doing this with our enrichment group and they are loving it!!
March 31, 2013
Georgia Teacher (TpT Seller)
This is really engaging my higher learners. We added a report part to it and the kids are loving it!
March 17, 2013
brandiking
Took longer to complete than expexted, but great project!
March 17, 2013
elvirab
Lots of fun for the students and was easy to incorporate with science.
March 17, 2013
LMadsen
Very fun!
March 14, 2013
amazonteacher
Great resource!
March 6, 2013
pappell
Have you seen the movie We bought a Zoo?
I think that is the title with Matt Damon
Great Resource
I think that is the title with Matt Damon
Great Resource
March 6, 2013
pmusial
My class loved this project!
March 4, 2013
lbmcginn
Can't wait to use this with students.
February 27, 2013
ginagayle
I used this while our class was studying area and perimeter. The kids loved it!
February 23, 2013
PBobcats4
My students really enjoyed this project. I took it a step further by giving the animals a price tag and only giving them a certain amount of money to spend.
February 20, 2013
More Than a Worksheet (TpT Seller)
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing that. How fun would that be to buy the animals, too!
February 26, 2013
christiem
Great project to support area and perimeter.
February 17, 2013
The Science Penguin (TpT Seller)
My higher math group is working on this while I do intervention. They are soooo into it! Thanks!
February 7, 2013
More Than a Worksheet (TpT Seller)
Wow, thank you so much! It is such a great compliment coming from The Science Penguin :)
February 8, 2013
kathydanec
Can't wait to use this with my class.
February 3, 2013
ddenson
Worked on area and perimeter last week! I can't wait to use this as my assessment! :)
February 3, 2013
osuames
So excited!
February 3, 2013
thomasgoksu96
Great project!
February 3, 2013
PowersPack
We are doing a huge zoo unit in March. I am so glad I have this!
February 3, 2013
melbird
The students really enjoyed this!
February 3, 2013
gjohnson73
cute project
January 20, 2013
weintraub413
Greata way for kids to use skills in a real world situation.
January 20, 2013
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cmeyers33
How much time would they need for this project?
May 3, 2013
More Than a Worksheet (TpT Seller)
What grade? With third graders, I would give a full week of class days to choose the animals and exhibits, figure out the area and perimeter, complete the planning sheets, and make the blue print. I was teaching a gifted/advanced class at the time. Then, I gave the students a week to complete the larger scale map at home. Hope this helps!
May 3, 2013
More Than a Worksheet (TpT Seller)
I just added one and uploaded it with the project. (If you purchased it, you should be able to re-download the updated version.) Thanks for stopping by!
December 10, 2012
Darlene66
Help...I feel ridiculous but we are struggling with figuring out the perimeter of each exhibit. It came out as a decimal and not exact. HELP!!!
March 27, 2012
More Than a Worksheet (TpT Seller)
The easiest way to find the perimeter is to draw the exhibit. The lion exhibit for example must be 200 sq. feet in area. Since each square is 10 square feet, it needs to take up 20 squares. There are several ways to make 20...the exhibit could be 10x2, 4x5, 20x1, or it could be a unique pattern that students come up with that isn't an array, all part of the fun :) But let's say you do the 4x5 array. Just count the perimeter and it would be 18 units. (Not feet, since each unit is 10 square feet, you would get a decimal).
I am so glad you asked this because now I realize it would be easier to figure out if each square was 100 square feet instead of 10. I am going to edit it. Thank you!
Sarah
I am so glad you asked this because now I realize it would be easier to figure out if each square was 100 square feet instead of 10. I am going to edit it. Thank you!
Sarah
March 28, 2012
Sherry Olfert
Hello. I'd like to use this activity in Canada, where we use the metric system. Would you be able to put up a metric version for sale? Thanks!
March 11, 2012
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