SimpleScience Resources

This is a great activity for 4th-6th graders that highlights the relationship between area and perimeter. Students should be comfortable with calculating area and perimeter on their own and have some practice with this skill before implementing this lesson. Centimeter dot paper is not included, but can be printed online for free!

Students will find this open-ended task of designing a swimming pool interesting and engaging. They must meet certain area specifications and figure out how much fencing they will need to use. Student answers will vary.