TASK 25
Sidewalk
Overview: Students will be asked to demonstrate their understanding of
the eect of changing one dimension length or width of a rectangle on both
its perimeter and area. They will draw and then explain in words the eect
of decreasing the length of a shape by 1 unit, 2 units, and 3 units on its
perimeter and on its area. Students will then generalize the relationship
between changing one dimension of the rectangle to its perimeter and its
area.
You decide to build a sidewalk from your house to your garage. In order to
do this, you must make the dog pen smaller.
Dog pen Garage
MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASKS 95 Christie Wainwright