Walking+Trail+Perimeter+(3rd+Grade)

by Barbara Scudder and Chris Pugh

=Standards=
 * Math**
 * SPI 0306.4.4** - Calculate the perimeter of shapes made from polygons.
 * GLE 0306.4.4** - Use appropriate units, strategies and tools to solve problems involving perimeter.


 * ISTE NETS**
 * 3b.** **Research and Information Fluency** Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

=Lesson= The students will work in pairs for the 1st part of the activity. Each will have a specific job. One student will use Google Earth to measure the perimeter of the school in feet. The other student will use an OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet to record the measurements and find the sum of all sides as a perimeter.

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