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Nctm: Figure This: Windshield Wipers

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Test your mathematical aptitude with challenge exploring the concepts of measurement and geometry. Find the area of the windshield wipers to figure out who sees better in the rain, car drivers or truck drivers. An activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families collection. Examples of how this skill is used in real life situations is included.

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Concepts
angles, area, geometric shapes, measurement
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Additional Tags
area concept, area of a polygon, calculating area, compare areas, customary measurement, finding area, geometric concept, geometric relationships, math concept, measurement concept, measuring area, figure this, nctm, perimeter and area
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)