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==Process (How to do the activity)== | ==Process (How to do the activity)== | ||
| + | '''A gardener wants his garden to have an interesting geometrical appearance. | ||
| + | He decides on the following rules for building the flowerbeds''' | ||
| + | They must all be rectangular. | ||
| + | The perimeter and the area must be the same. | ||
| + | 1. How many different flowerbeds can the gardener make if one of the sides is | ||
| + | 3 units less than the other side as shown in the diagram below: | ||
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| + | 2. How many different flowerbeds can the gardener make if both sides are the same | ||
| + | length, as shown in the diagram below: | ||
==Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)== | ==Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)== | ||
Revision as of 06:55, 11 July 2014
Activity -Situation that leads to Quadratic Equations
==Estimated Time==15 Minutes
==Materials/ Resources needed==White papers
Prerequisites/Instructions, if any
- pupils know how to factorise trinomials and complete the square
- pupils are familiar with the meaning of "square" and the concept of "perfect
square".
Multimedia resources
Website interactives/ links/ simulations/ Geogebra Applets
Process (How to do the activity)
A gardener wants his garden to have an interesting geometrical appearance. He decides on the following rules for building the flowerbeds They must all be rectangular. The perimeter and the area must be the same. 1. How many different flowerbeds can the gardener make if one of the sides is 3 units less than the other side as shown in the diagram below:
2. How many different flowerbeds can the gardener make if both sides are the same length, as shown in the diagram below:
Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)
Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)
Question Corner
Activity Keywords
To link back to the concept page Topic Page Link