Grade 6 students fence three community gardens on the coordinate plane. Using the labeled corner coordinates, they find each side length, add up the perimeter and price the fencing. The gardens move from the first quadrant into all four, and every correct side fences the map live. Randomized numbers, instant feedback and a cost meter make 6.G.A.3 practice real and self-checking.
Fence the Community Garden: Polygons on the Coordinate Plane (6.G.A.3)
Turn coordinate geometry into a real job. In this interactive Grade 6 math activity, Riverton is opening three community gardens, and the rabbits are already eyeing the lettuce. Students use the coordinates of each garden’s corners to find side lengths, work out the perimeter, and calculate how much the fencing will cost.
What students do
Built-in progression
Why teachers like it
Standards alignment
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Students finish knowing how to find distances on the coordinate plane, and they see why the skill matters: it’s how real planners measure, budget and build.
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Students find the side lengths of rectilinear polygons on the coordinate plane from the coordinates of their corners, then use those lengths to work out the perimeter and the fencing cost at a given price per yard. The gardens move from the first quadrant to all four, so students practice finding distances between points that share an x or a y-coordinate, including across an axis. This builds 6.G.A.3, with support from 6.NS.C.8.
The worksheet supports randomization. If you enable it every students will receive different angles to work. This prevent copying of answers.
💡 Tip: When assigning this activity to your classroom, you can optionally enable randomization to give each student a unique version of the problems. When you re-assign the same worksheet, each student will get a new set of questions, helping them master the content through repeated practice.
Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices; use coordinates to find the length of a side joining points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
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