During Friday's math class, we continued our discussion about divisibility rules, multiples, and factors. The students worked together on a problem ("How many different rectangles can you make that have an area of 64 square centimetres?"). We discovered that since the area formula for a rectangle is length times the width, one could find the dimensions by finding factors of 64. Some students even took it further and started using decimals and fractions - WOW!
For their follow-up homework question, students were asked to complete the following question for Monday's class:
Draw as many different rectangles as you can that have an area of 24 square centimetres. Use a ruler and draw your rectangles to scale (e.g. if you say a side is 6 cm, use your ruler to measure 6 cm). Don't forget to label your rectangle and include all necessary units!
