standard_description: Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. (Students do not need to learn formal names such as “right rectangular prism.”)
problem_activity: Problem 1
Which shape takes up more space, the trapezoid pattern block or the blue rhombus pattern block? Justify your answer.
Problem 2
Area
is the measure of how much flat space an object takes up.
Use pattern blocks to decide which shape on
Template: Pattern Block Areas
has the greatest area. Be ready to explain your reasoning.


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