How Many Students Can Fit On The Playground?

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Summary

So… just how many kids could we cram onto the playground?

  1. Make guesses about how many people could fit on a four-square court.
  2. Calculate the area of a four-square court as well as how much space a student takes up.
  3. Calculate how many people really could fit on a four-square court and then test it with real kids.
  4. Calculate how many students could fit onto the entire playground using Google Earth.
  5. Extend the idea to calculate how many people could fit into other large spaces.
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