Perimeter and area
Lesson idea. The lesson idea is about a mathematics investigation, where students explore whether two rectanges that have the same area also have the same perimeter. This is of course not the case, but nevertheless it can be a misconception. Students initially vote, then do an investigation, and finally vote again as well as present their conclusions. The investigation offers an opportunity for same-task group work.
Teaching approach. A problem to inspire higher order(ta) questioning(ta) especially in whole class(ta) dialogic teaching(ta) encouraging pupils to engage in mathematical thinking(ta) and language(ta). You could use Geogebra(tool) in this investigation, as an example of same-task group work(ta). (edit)
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| Title | Exploring properties of rectangles: Perimeter and area. |
| Topic | [[Topics/Area|Area]], [[Topics/Perimeter|Perimeter]], [[Topics/Polygons|Polygons]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/Higher order|Higher order]], [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]], [[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]], [[Teaching Approaches/Dialogic teaching|Dialogic teaching]], [[Teaching Approaches/Mathematical thinking|Mathematical thinking]], [[Teaching Approaches/Language|Language]], [[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]]
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| Subject | [[Resources/Maths|Maths]] |
| Age of students / grade | [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]], [[Resources/Primary|Primary]] |
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| Files and resources to view and download | Questions to investigate:
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| Acknowledgement | This resource was contributed by Bjoern Hassler. |
