Giraffes each giraffe needs 300 square feet of area and there are 4 of them.
Math project design your own zoo answers.
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The exhibit is in the shape of a right triangle.
Design a zoo project ccss math content 6 g a 1 find the area of right triangles other triangles special quadrilaterals and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes.
Geometry spatial sense patterns algebra functions time range.
Students will use area and perimeter to design a blueprint for a zoo.
Design a zoo standard focus.
Apply these techniques in the context of solving real world and mathematical problems.
To find total area 300x4 1 200 the exhibit needs to be a right triangle with an area of 1 200 square feet.
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Tally up the student who has the most cash on hand to figure out a winner.
This is a math project designed for students to complete independently or with a group.
A little algebra required.
In design a zoo students will dive in completely where they will work with a budget of 2 000 000 to select animals and build appropriate exhibits.
Year 1 students will calculate how their choices led to profit.
You have to use your knowledge of how to calculate area and perimeter to design the correct enclosures and to earn your zoodesigner points.
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Students will choose at least 10 animals for their.
Elephants each elephant requires 400 square.
Feel free to edit both this worksheet and or provide your own list of animals and area they should be allotted based on the animals students are likely to encounter in your local zoo.
Use the blueprint area to sketch out the dimensions area perimeter or area and perimeter of the.
You have been hired to design five enclosures for the animals at a local zoo.
This also includes differentiated activities math skills problem solving aligned with common core and extension activities this project is based around the idea of students creating a zoo using their knowledge of.