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Mathematics

Level 4.0 - 5.9

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Lesson Activity for Standard 28
Benchmark: 28.4

Title: Area of Tangram Pieces
Contributor: Valerie D. Johnson (Presented at ASCD Classroom Leadership Conference in Orlando, July 1999) Contact Information: vjohnson@fc.fcps.k12.va.us
Materials: Tangram puzzle pieces, notebook and pencil; Area of Tangram Pieces worksheet
Procedure:

Hand out the following instruction sheet to each student or group of students. Have students write all 10 answers in their Math Journal.

Variations: Trace each tangram shape onto graph paper and find the area using a single grid as your unit of measurement. Different sized graph paper may be used to further vary the assignment. [Examples follow. ???]