An APP / BLP sort of lesson where students are asked to design a zoo, they need to take make sure that animals have enough space and have to design the shape of the enclosures. Involves area and perimeter as animals which make the most money need bigger enclosures but the fencing costs money so they need to try to reduce area to perimeter ratio.
All you need is a few sheets of squared paper for each group to degin their zoo on (3 or 4 should be plenty) and then they compete to make the best looking zoo which makes the most money.
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Will definitely be using this with my year 9s. Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic resource for year 9. Thank you very much
Have spent the last two days looking for an activity like this as I don't have the creativity to make my own! Yours is absolutely perfect! Thank you.
Lovely idea for a lesson on maths in context. Students can work in groups and compete to design the best profit-making zoo, based on the animals they have and the cost of keeping them in the zoo. Really good idea!
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