MT Rectangles

In this activity, a rectangle is drawn with width and height taken from the MT puzzle. 

What do you notice about shapes and sizes of the rectangles drawn?

Figures that have the same shape (even if their sizes are different) are called similar.  What have you discovered about similar rectangles?

This activity is based on the paper version of MT Puzzles which was co-invented by Dr. Dor Abrahamson and Professor Karen C. Fuson.

Rational Numbers in Geometry

  1. Fraction Rods 1
  2. Fraction Rods 2
  3. Fraction Rods 3
  4. Fraction Rods 4
  5. Proportional Fraction Rods
  6. Commutative Fraction Rods 1
  7. Running Total
  8. MT Puzzles
  9. Commutative Fraction Rods 2
  10. MT Fraction Rods
  11. Divisibility Word Problems
  12. MT Rectangles
  13. MT Triangles
  14. MT Sectors

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Leone Learning Systems, Inc. (LLS) is a North Shore company that provides online courses for kids anywhere and local teaching and tutoring services for students in Chicago and the Northern Suburbs of Chicagoland. LLS also provides a free geometry software package for children age 6 and up, and free resources for teachers and parents. This site includes information about classes taught, availability for tutoring, learning activities for kids, lesson plans, and an ongoing software and curriculum research and development effort.