2.46 Garden Grids – Using Perimeter and Area in the Garden
This is Lesson 46 (“Garden Grids: Using Perimeter and Area in the Garden”) from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Plant Science unit. Students learn to define and calculate perimeter and area using yarn rectangles and graph paper, then apply those skills along with a sample seed packet to determine how many tomato plants fit in a 12-foot by 6-foot garden.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define perimeter and area.
- Calculate perimeter and area.
- Determine the number of tomato plants to plant in a garden.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- yarn – cut into 20-inch pieces – 3 per student
- tape
- stakes – for making an outside garden
- note cards – 1 per student
- tape measurer
- blank 1-inch grid graph paper – 4 sheets per student
- graph paper with a pre-made 12-foot by 6-foot garden – 1 per student
- writing utensils – 1 per student
- PALS.46. AS.A – per student
- Unit
- Plant Science
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Precepts
- A. Action — A1. Work independently and in groups to get things done
- Key Terms
- perimeter; area
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NM-MEA.3-5.2Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools and Formulas to Determine Measurements