Monday, November 26, 2012

Math Thinking...

Why do we need to measure the area of a flat surface?  Comment below to tell us why and where we would use area to do something (Zealtiel - said a painter needs to know the area).

13 comments:

  1. Abby said, "Measure the area of the active board so you know how much fabric you need to cover up the active board."

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  2. Melanie says: "If you are making a pillow, you have to know how much fabric and stuffing to use."

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  3. We have to measure the area of a room to know what size rug to buy.

    Jonathan

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  4. Ashley said: "you have to know how big your backyard is so that you know how much grass to buy."

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  5. When you buy fabric to make a shirt, you measure the area.
    Madeline

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  6. Harrison said: " you need to measure the area of a room so you know how much carpet to buy"

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  7. Edward says:"you have to know the area of your door for you to determine the amount of paint you will use."

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  8. Erin said: "if you are putting new floor down, you need to know how much wood to buy, so you need to know the area."

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  9. Aniyah said: You measure a painting so you can center it in the middle of the wall.

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  10. For example if I want to change the color of a metal table I would measure the table first.

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  11. Clara said we'd need to determine the area of a present, so that we might buy the right amount of wrapping paper.

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  12. Alex said: Measure the TV at the store to make sure it will fit in the room.

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  13. Claire said: if you want to build a tree house , you Need the area to make sure it will fit where you want it.

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