Today we began a three-day mathematics lesson that deals with analyzing our grass on the school playground. Modeled after the new SBAC test that replaces the CRT test in the spring, the math tasks require students to use a variety of skills to accomplish the task. Today we measured the grass and created a scaled model on paper. Future lessons will involve calculating the cost of new edging to go around, while also determining which product (from Lowe's or Home Depot) would be best based upon cost. They will figure out how much fertilizer to apply based on the area, and calculate how many bags must be purchased and what the total cost would be (including our Nevada tax rate).
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