Our Growing Garden and AreaPerimeterWe can plant a garden. We can plant tomatoes.We will need a fence around the perimeter of our garden.1 + 3+1+3= the perimeterWe have a great garden! 1133Oh no! We forgot to plant lettuce in our garden!The area of the garden has grown.Lets count the squares.3 in one row of tomatoes and 3 in one row of lettuce. Area is expressed as length x width. The area of our garden is---3 x 2 = area 3123length122widthWe will need to increase the fence around the perimeter of our garden.2+3+3+2= the perimeterWe have a great garden!23223Oh no! We forgot to plant cucumbers in our garden!The area of the garden has grown.Lets count the squares. 3 in one row of lettuce, 3 in one row of tomatoes, and 3 in one row of cucumbers . Area is expressed as length x width. The area of our garden is ---3 x 3 = arealength3width3123321We will need to increase the fence around the perimeter of our garden.3+3+3+3= the perimeter3333We have a great garden!Have we forgotten any other vegetable? Which one would you add to the garden?If we add a vegetable, the area of the garden will increase and the perimeter fence will need to increase in size!We have a great garden!Perimeter = 8 feetArea = 3 square feet Perimeter = 10 feetArea = 6 square feetPerimeter = 12 feetArea = 9 square feetTHE ENDWritten by: Teresa Pinder MLSAT,OTRL, ATP RLATS-LevyPictures imported from:www.picsearch.com
