If you're a square, be the best square you can be! Young scholars develop a formula to determine the four points that make the best square that considers the area, perimeter, and other dimensions. They use their formulas to rank attempts at creating a square from four points in the introductory video.

Concepts

squares, area of squares, perimeter, dimensions, coordinate geometry

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have a group of students create the squares for analysis on transparency paper and transpose to a coordinate plane
• Create collaborative groups to build formulas; have each group defend their rankings

Classroom Considerations

• Practice writing formulas with pupils prior to the activity

Pros

• Includes a sample answer as well as a teaching guide
• Provides additional exercises on the same topic

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSG-GPE.B.4 MP3 MP4