Square Meters
Materials: metersticks, chalk
_________________________________________________________________________- Work with a partner. Use a meterstickand chalk to draw a square on
the ground that measuresone meter on each side –a square meter. - Predict how many students can fit inside your square. Record your
prediction. - Test your prediction. How many students fit inside the square? Record.
- Next, draw a square that measures two meters on each side. What is the
area of this square? - Predict how many students can fit inside the square. Record.
- Test your prediction. How many students fit inside the square? Record.