Use perimeter, area, and angle measuring to design and build your very own cardboard home! This activity promises hands-on engagement and real world practice!

Includes:

-Checklist (so students can keep track of what steps they need to complete)

-Detailed written instructions for students to follow

-Graphic Organizers/tables where students will write dimensions, (lengths, widths, heights), areas, perimeters, and angles of their home

-Example of possible student work

What will students do?

Students will brainstorm home ideas, draw and label 2D pieces of the home, find the dimensions, area, and perimeter of each piece, then measure, cut, build and assemble their homes. Students will also measure the angles of the quadrilaterals and triangles in their design. Upon completion, students will reflect on what they learned through this project and how Math assisted them to do a real world task.

What will students learn?

Students will learn Geometry and Measurement Math Skills. They will learn how to design a 3D structure, draw and label that structure in 2D shapes, find the area and perimeter of those shapes, measure distances and angles using a ruler and protractor, and build their design!

This resource walks students through the design process and has graphic organizers that will assist them in each step of this project.

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