Below is the new story problem for the week. This problem is based on Peter Rabbit. They will have to be Mr. McGregor and build a new fence around their garden. Each group will need to create a garden too. I look forward to seeing their problem solving skills being used to solve these problems.
Watch the “Peter Rabbit” video. Just click on the link above.
Mr. McGregor would like to rebuild his fence around his rectangular garden. His garden is 15 feet by 11 feet. Using grid paper, draw a model of his garden. Each centimeter should equal 1 foot on your drawing. Then figure out the perimeter of Mr. McGregor’s garden.
Go to the fencing prices link above. Find the type of fencing you would like Mr. McGregor to use for his garden. Then figure out the total cost for fencing.
Now find the area of Mr. McGregor’s garden. Use your model of his garden to help you figure this out. Be prepared to share your strategy for solving this problem with me.
It’s spring and Mr. McGregor would like to start to plant seeds in his garden. Go to the image of the packages of seeds below. Choose five vegetables. Divide the garden up into five areas for each of these vegetables. Find the area of each vegetable section.
If each package of seeds will allow Mr. McGregor to cover 10 square feet of his garden, how many packages will he need to buy for each section of his garden? Using estimation, figure out how much money he will spend on seeds for each section of his garden? Also, figure out the total amount of money that Mr. McGregor will need to spend on seeds.
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