Grade
K

Same & Different: Big Square, Small Square

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A. shows a square made with 8 crafts sticks. Each side is 2 craft sticks long. Clay holds the sticks together. B. shows a square made with 4 crafts sticks. Each side is 1 craft stick long. Clay holds the sticks together.
  1. How are pictures A and B mathematically the same, and how are they different?
    • A and B are the same because …
    • A and B are different because …
  2. Use objects at home to make your own shape. You might use toothpicks, pretzel sticks, markers, craft sticks. You can also use the MLC Geoboard app to make a shape. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.