Reroofing Your Uncle's House

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
construction buildings roofing materials requirements calculations planning problem solving area square feet shapes trapezoid Wisconsin Online Resource Center
Subjects
Mathematics Measurement and Data Engineering & Architecture STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Reroofing Your Uncle's House

Predict the correct amount of roofing material needed to reroof a house while learning about the importance of proper planning. This interactive exercise focuses on measurement, calculating the area of trapezoids, and combining the areas with the roofing information provided to take math out of the classroom and into the real world.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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