Designing a Putting Green

Students design a putting green for a mini-golf course using area.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 3rd Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Solve real-world problems involving the area of rectilinear figures. • Language Goal: Apply an understanding of area to make and justify design decisions. (Speaking and Listening)) Materials Lesson Resources: Activity 1 PDF, Playing the Course, Activity 1 PDF, Sample Designs of Putting Greens; Manipulative Kit: rulers; Classroom materials: balls of paper, metersticks or yardsticks, paper or plastic cups, scissors, tape, 3-foot-by-8-foot sheets of butcher paper