Exploring Area and Perimeter with Excel and PowerPoint Joanne Rosenberg Sponsor Company: Intel Corporation Morgan Hill Unified School District Grade 3 Summer 2005 Goal: Students will understand the concepts of area and perimeter and present these concepts in Excel and PowerPoint. Objectives: By the end of this unit students will demonstrate the ability to:

• Differentiate between the concepts of area and perimeter. • Name common uses of area and perimeter in a variety of careers. • Accurately measure the perimeter of common objects in the

classroom. • Compute the area of common objects in the classroom using cubes and

tiles or graph paper. • Gather data on area and perimeter and represent data in a graph. • Enter data into an Excel spreadsheet. • Use Excel to produce a simple chart or graph and compare data. • Create a sample math story problem using area and perimeter and

present it in Microsoft PowerPoint. • Scan illustrations of their sample area and perimeter problem into

their PowerPoint Presentation. Standards: Grade 3 CA Math Content Standards Measurement and Geometry Standard 1.1 Choose the appropriate tools and units (metric and U.S.) and estimate and measure the length of given objects. Standard 1.2 Estimate and determine the area and volume of solid figures. Standard 1.3 Find the perimeter of a polygon with integer sides. Mathematical Reasoning standard 2.4 Express the solution clearly and logically by using the appropriate mathematical notation and terms and language: support solutions with evidence in both verbal and symbolic work.

Resources Needed PC, Microsoft Office, printer, scanner, a digital camera, community members to talk about careers, measurement tools, tiles, and unifix cubes, LCD Projector or connection to TV. Prerequisites: At back to school night, ask parents to talk to the class about how they use area and perimeter in their jobs or at home. Instruction: This will be an ongoing unit that will last throughout the whole school year. It will start in September with activities that explore and differentiate between the concepts of area and perimeter, and it will end with a PowerPoint presentation to parents at back to school night in May. Individual lessons will be presented once per week throughout the year with worktime scheduled as needed. When these concepts were presented as a two week unit in the past, I have found that students did not retain the information. This project will provide needed reinforcement throughout the year. September week 1: Give the students a tour of the school. Point out that now we are walking around the perimeter of the school. Go to the playground. Give student commands. Walk around the perimeter of the playground. Now walk into the area of the playground. Repeat on the basketball court, grass area and other areas throughout the week. Ask students to predict which perimeter is bigger. Check by counting steps. Week 2: Have students predict how many cubes it takes to go around the perimeter of their text book and various objects in the class. How many paper clips does it take to go around the perimeter of their desk? Record predictions and data on the following table. Students check predictions and record comparisons.

Name_____________________________

Guess the Perimeter

Hint: Remember the rim in perimeter Unit of Measurement: (Circle one) cubes paperclips inches centimeters

Object My Guess Measurement

Write about your data. Be sure to make comparions: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 3: Students graph their data Use the data from your table to make a horizontal bar graph. Item

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Unit of Measurement

Week 4: Introduce Area by using geoboards. Have students make the smallest square possible while you demonstrate on the overhead. Explain that the elastic is the perimeter, while the square inside is the area. Have students experiment with making different squares and rectangles. Draw their shapes on graph paper and label the area and perimeter. Have them label area in square units. Week 5: Have students guess the area of various objects in the classroom. Then have them check their guesses using cubes, tiles, or graph paper. Record guesses and measurement on the following worksheet.

Name_________________________________

Write about your data: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Guess the Area: Hint: Count the number of squares inside

Unit of Measurement: (Circle one) cubes paperclips square inches square centmeters

Object My Guess Measurement

One Inch graph paper

Centimeter Graph Paper

Week 6: Enter data in Excel Student Instructions: How to Use Excel

You are going to create an experimental spreadsheet before you begin your own. You are a fence builder. You have been asked to build several fences at the school. You want to chart the perimeters of each fence.

1. Open Excel Spreadsheet. 2. Click on cell A2. Down the rows, list the following places:

Click on cell B2. The next column will show the measurements in feet of each perimeter. Type in the following measurements: 100, 110, 1,100, 240, 60, 80.

Click and drag to highlight both columns: click on Chart Wizard (the Vertical bar graph icon on top) to select a bar graph.

Step 1: This “Chart Wizard” box will pop up. Select the first highlighted sub type.

Step 2: Click “Next.”

Click on the “Titles” tab. Enter the Chart Title “Perimeter of School Fences by your name ,” In the x-axis box type, “Types of Fences”, and the y-axis, “perimeter in feet.”

Click on the “Legend” tab. 2. Click on the “Show Legend” box to delete the check mark.

Click “Next,” and select Chart Location as a New Sheet.

Click “Finish” to view your chart.

1. Print your chart. 2. Open a new page in Excel and make a chart from the graph

you made by hand. 3. Print your new graph and save it in your documents folder.

Reference: http://www.iisme.org/etp/Elem/Presenting with Excel and PowerPoint

Week 8: A Sample Area and Perimeter Problem Have students work in groups to make a sketch of the problem and a mathematical solution. Provide little Snickers bars to measure.

Career #1: Bobby Baker

Bobby has been asked to bake a cake for his cousin Vinney’s going away party. There are expected to be 50 people at the party and Vinney’s Mom wants each guest to have a 2 inch square piece of cake. How big does the cake have to be? Make a sketch on a separate piece of paper. Show a math calculation: In addition, Vinney loves little Snickers bars, so Vinney’s Mom has asked Bobby to put Snickers around the perimeter of the cake. How many Snickers bars does Vinney need? Sketch the Snickers on your cake drawing. Show your math calculation. **If students do a fantastic job, bake a cake with your student’s cake dimensions as an end of project celebration.

Choose a Career and Design a Project

1. Get together in groups of four and choose a career where area and perimeter are used.

Our Career Choice: Project Title: 2. Be creative, write a story about your career person’s

project and provide a calculation for the project.

_____________the_______________ needs to: Circle one: Build Design Decorate Brainstorm a project your career person will complete in which

area and perimeter are used. 3. What does your career person need to do? Add lots of

details.

4. What are the measurements or dimensions of the items in your project?

5. Sketch it on a separate sheet of paper.

6. Ask a question or tell about the problem your career person

needs to solve.

7. See me to check for accuracy.

8. Make your PowerPoint presentation.

Outline of your PowerPoint Project

Slide 1

The Title of The Title of your your ProJectProJect

Grade, School and date.Grade, School and date.

Slide 2 Title of Your ProjectTitle of Your Project

• Names of the people in your group.

• Insert a picture of your group to the left.

Slide 3 State what your person State what your person needs to doneeds to do

• List the measurements of the project.

• Describe any other features• Ask, is this an area or perimeter

problem

Slide 4 Insert a picture of your Insert a picture of your project.project.

Slide 5 State your solutionState your solution

• For Example:• This is a perimeter problem• To figure it out, add up the slides• 3’+3’+3’+3’=12’

Microsoft PowerPoint Directions

Open Microsoft PowerPoint and choose the first highlighted title page for “New Slide.”

1. Go to “Format” and click on “Slide Design.”

2. Choose a design template you would like to use

1. On the top box, type the title of your project.

2. In the smaller box, click to add your subheading. (Grade, school, room and date.)

1. Create a second page by clicking on “Insert” and selecting “New Slide.”

2. Select the slide with title, a text box and a picture box.

3. Add your name.

1. Click on the insert picture icon.

2. Click on a folder with your picture in it and click on the picture you like. Then click “insert.”

Click on “Insert” and “New Slide”. Select a slide with a title and two boxes beneath like the one below.

1. Make a statement about what your character needs to do. 2. Give the dimensions of the project. 3. What is the problem?

Click to add clipart.

1. Choose a slide with a title and a picture.

2. Click on the picture box to add in your scanned in diagram. It should be saved in “My Pictures.”

Click on “Insert” and “New Slide” for your last slide.

4. Save your work. 5. Run the spell check tool. Click on “Tools” and select “Spelling”. 6. Have a buddy proofread your PowerPoint Presentation.

Choose the slide with the title and the outline. Type your question above. Give your solution in the outline.

Exploring Area and Perimeter in Excel and PowerPoint

Teacher Name: Joanne Rosenberg Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 Excellent 3 Good 2 ok 1 Needs Help

PowerPoint Written Presentation

Easy to read and understand. Many details relating to problem. Interesting character and situation.

Clearly presented. One step may be left out. Details relate to problem. Interesting character.

Easy to follow presentation. One or two details. Includes title.

Slides not in proper sequence. No details or details difficult to understand.

PowerPoint Display

Diagrams colorful, accurate and contain labels. Pictures and clipart add to understanding.

Diagrams are accurate and represent subject.

Diagrams may have a label or detail left out. Clipart relates to problem.

Clipart and pictures do not relate to problem. Diagrams are not accurate.

PowerPoint Calculations

Calculations are explained clearly and are accurate. Area and Perimeter calculations are clearly differentiated.

Calculations are explained, with some detail. Calculations are accurate. Contains one area or one perimeter calculation.

Calculations are accurate, but not explained

Calculations are not accurate.

PowerPoint Spelling, punctuation and grammar

No errors in entire project. Uses spell check tool and has a buddy proofread.

One or two mistakes in spelling or punctuation, but still easy to read.

Some mistakes, but project is readable.

Many mistakes make the project difficult to read.

Excel Chart Data is entered accurately and labeled with no spelling errors. Chart is easy to read. All steps are followed.

Data is entered accurately and labeled. May have one spelling error. Chart is easy to read

Data is accurate. Some spelling errors and a label missing.

Data inaccurate, many misspellings, Chart difficult to understand.

References

http://www.iisme.org/ETP-elementary-Presenting with Excel and PowerPoint http://www.sedl.org/scimast/mentoring/mentoring.cgi? http://www.thinkquest.com-library-search-perimeter.