Design a Park: Geometry and Budgeting Project

This math project allows students in 5th, 6th, 7th, or Grade 8 to apply their knowledge of perimeter, area, volume, financial literacy, and decimal calculations to a realistic & creative situation: planning a fun new park!

They will design a new park that includes different areas for swimming, playing, eating, resting, walking, and even skating!

Students will

• use their knowledge of perimeter of right-angled shapes when planning the size and shape of the park & the amount of fencing required

• use their knowledge of area when splitting the park up into different sections for activities

• use their knowledge of volume when considering filling the pool in their park

• use their knowledge of money math/decimal calculations when determining the grand total price of the entire park project. Each section has a different cost- a great introduction to unit rate. For example, paths are much less expensive than a playground, while grassy areas cost less than the swimming pool does.

• I ask my students to calculate by hand, but you can allow yours to use a calculator as well.

This project gets students using their creative and logical problem solving skills, organizational skills, careful calculating methods, and neat drawing and colouring.

It is a great project to use for a summative assessment at the end of a unit or to show parents at parent-teacher conferences.

What's Included:

A total of 4 pages in PDF format: Ready to print and use!

Title Page, 2 Page Worksheet, 1 Page Grid

Grades to Use With:

This math project could work in grades 4-8 in regular math classes. It could also be used in high school special education classes.

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