Border Problem - Intro to Algebraic Expressions

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• Border Problem - Intro to Alg Expressions.pdf - 520 kB
• Border Problem - Intro to Alg Expressions.docx - 1092 kB
• ACTIVITY - Border Problem - Expressions.docx - 92 kB
• ACTIVITY - Border Problem - Expressions.pdf - 131 kB
• WARM-UP Border Problem.pptx - 1266 kB
• WARM-UP Border Problem.pdf - 559 kB

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Title	Border Problem - Intro to Algebraic Expressions
Description	Students will look at the growth of a square's border using the area builder sim of PhET. From there, they will look at patterns formed by the tile's border and generalize the patterns for larger squares using variables.
Subject	Mathematics
Level	High School, Middle School
Type	Discussion Prompts, Guided Activity
Duration	60 minutes
Answers Included	Yes
Language	English
Keywords	expression, perimeter, variable
Simulation(s)	Area Builder (HTML5)

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Author(s)	Jennifer Moeller
Contact Email	jennifer.moeller@bvsd.org
School / Organization	Boulder Valley School District
Date submitted	8/8/19
Date updated	8/8/19