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Investigation 2

ACTIVITY

Building a Sequence of Squares

  • 1 Use color tiles to build squares of different sizes. Find the perimeter and area of each square. If you have enough time, make additional squares, and write their measurements in the blanks.

    Dimensions of Square Perimeter Area
    1 inch × 1 inch    
    2 inches × 2 inches    
    3 inches × 3 inches    
    4 inches × 4 inches    
    5 inches × 5 inches    
    6 inches × 6 inches    
    7 inches × 7 inches    
         
         
         
         
  • 2 What patterns do you see? Make a list of observations about the squares, about their perimeters, or about their areas. Write your observations below. Use a separate sheet of paper if necessary.


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Puzzles, Clusters, and Towers Unit 2 Prisms and Solids Unit 3 Rectangles, Clocks, and Tracks Unit 4 How Many People and Teams? Unit 5 Temperature, Height, and Growth Unit 6 Between 0 and 1 Unit 7 Races, Arrays, and Grids Unit 8 Properties of Polygons