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Perfect Squares - Model

 


When we teach perfect squares in middle school, I'm finding the question of how do you know it's a perfect square.  To start, we break down what makes something a square. The most common answer I get is that the sides are the same which is a great jumping point into perfect squares.  Here's a video on how I model it for them.



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