Geometry - Landscaping Cost Estimation
Bring geometry to life with this interactive and practical worksheet where students act as landscape estimators! Using a detailed backyard layout, students calculate the area, volume, and circumference of various components—including walkways, garden beds, tree rings, and a sandbox. Each element is tied to a material cost, and students must compute the total landscaping cost using real-world math skills.
This engaging activity:
- Reinforces geometry concepts like area of trapezoids and circles, volume of rectangular prisms, and circumference
- Helps students practice unit rate multiplication
- Encourages multi-step problem solving and real-world estimation
- Includes an estimation summary table to consolidate and analyze final costs
- Can be used as an independent practice, project, or assessment
The worksheet is auto-graded and integrates perfectly into digital classrooms. Students get instant feedback on calculations and can explore geometry in an applied, engaging context.
Here is the layout of the landscape they will work on -
Learning Objective
Students will apply their understanding of area, volume, and circumference formulas to real-world composite shapes, and use unit pricing to estimate the total cost of a landscaping project. They will practice decomposing complex figures, performing multi-step calculations, and interpreting geometric measurements in a practical context.
