You can't go wrong with Star Wars! A video set to the Star Wars theme song presents a problem solving situation. The task? Determine how many small Post-It notes will fit on a bulletin board. The problem requires individuals to compare two areas to come up with an answer.

Concepts

dimensions, area, area formulas, area of polygons, area of rectangles

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• As an extension, give pupils a different-sized bulletin board
• Ask early finishers to find another method of finding the solution

Classroom Considerations

• Requires proficiency with calculating areas of rectangles

Pros

• Allows for comments with ideas how to use the video
• Includes all information necessary for solving the problem

Cons

• None

Common Core

3.MD.C.5.a 7.G.B.5