Today I was playing around with a Google App called Lego Builder. Lego Builder allows students to use virtual legos to build models. My first thought was area & perimeter. Students could be challenged to create models that are a certain area and perimeter. Students can sign in with their Google accounts. Finished builds can be shared through a link, or you can get the embed code to post on a blog. Who wants to give this a try??
Here’s a finished example of models with an area of 16.