Alice in Arealand
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15 Minutes
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Description
Somehow, Alice finds herself in Arealand. To be able to get back home, she must conquer several fun challenges related to areas. Fortunately, Koshi the talking cat is there to provide help with concepts and explanations. Help Alice solve the challenges and get back home!
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Polygon Areas. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
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Discussion Questions
Before the Game
In this game you will learn about finding the area of a shape - what do you think the area of something is? Why is determining the area of a space important? Explain the difference between a square, rectangle, and triangle? What professions need to determine the area on a daily basis?
After the Game
What is area? Explain why you are able to just divide the formula of area for a rectangle by two for a triangle? Explain why the area of a parallelogram and a rectangle are the same? Name some real world things that you would need to find the area of? How are formulas useful when calculating the area of a shape? What does it mean to deconstruct shapes? Why is deconstructing shapes helpful?