Food and Math

Joe Schwartz blogged this week about how he incorporated simple snacks into his math class. He used foods with simple shapes and asked his students to find the perimeter of them.

The students were first asked what units they would use to determine the perimeter of the graham cracker.

Schwartz revealed to them the measurements of two of the sides and then asked them to find the perimeter.

He used anglelegs to represent the sides of the cracker.

He then measured the anglelegs and revealed to the students the perimeter of the graham cracker.

The students were then asked to find the perimeter of the Wheat Thin.

Once they found the perimeter, they used it to compare it to other snacks.

The activity proved to be a great review and covered many topics including, perimeter, comparing, rectangles, measurements, and units. These fun activities are not only beneficial, but fun for the students.