Summary
A Cyberchase segment where the team compares regular and irregular parcels of land by dividing them into squares and triangles to prove they cover the same area. A nice push beyond tidy rectangles.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
- What makes a shape 'irregular'?
- How did breaking it into squares and triangles help?
- Can two very different-looking shapes have the same area?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: regular, irregular, area, divide.
Try it: Draw an L-shape and split it into two rectangles to find its area.