The Area Stays the Same
Materials: square inch color tiles, square inch graph paper
- Construct three different rectangles with square color tiles. Each rectangle
must have an area of 12 square inches. - Draw each rectangle. Label the length and width.
- Write an equation to show how you would calculate the area of each
rectangle.
4. Do all rectangles with an area of 12 square inches have the same length
perimeter? Explain your thinking.