For STEAM this week we investigated the M, Mathematics. The students were given a challenge. Design uncle Jack’s farm so that it has an area of 50m². We started by drawing all the regular shapes which would give us an area of 50cm² and used a scale of 1cm on the page = 1m in real life. Then the fun began! The students were asked to make an irregular shape which also equaled 50cm². They all came up with wonderful ideas. When they were correct the students cut out the shape with cardboard. Our next task is to make a fence for the farm. This will remind us about perimeter.
