Grade 3 Unit 7
Lesson 15: Design Your Own Robot
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 3 Unit 7
Lesson 15: Design Your Own Robot
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Gallery Walk: As you visit the robots with your partner, discuss the different areas that can be created with rectangles that have the same perimeter.
What do you know about area and perimeter?
Create your own robot with these specifications. Explain or show your work so it is clear your robot meets the required specifications.
Each body part must be a rectangle.
Head: perimeter of 36 units
Neck: perimeter of 8 units
Body: perimeter of 64 units
Each arm: perimeter of 24 units
Each leg: perimeter of 32 units
Include one more rectangular feature of your choice on your robot.
Find the area of each of your robot’s body parts.
Find the total area of your robot.
Which lesson about shapes and perimeter was your favorite? Why?