If members of your class wonder where they can use the math they learn in middle school, let them discover the answer. Learners apply geometry concepts of scale and measure to calculate the costs of framing a house addition.

Concepts

scale models, unit rates, cost analysis

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the extension ideas to differentiate within your class

Classroom Considerations

• Requires graph paper and rulers
• Assumes a familiarity with framing the interior of a house

Pros

• Uses an open-ended question to allow pupils some freedom when approaching the problem

Cons

• Difficult to score individual projects

Common Core

6.RP.A.3.d 7.RP.A.3 7.NS.A.3 7.G.A.1 HSN-Q.A.3 HSG-MG.A.3 RST.9-10.1 RST.9-10.7 MP1 MP2 MP5 MP6