In this activity, students will explore the relationship between the area and side length of squares as a segue to rational and irrational numbers. During the activity, students will learn more about: - perfect squares and square roots - rational and irrational numbers - approximately place rational and irrational terms on a number line *Teacher note: Check out screen 5 to extend the conversation of rational numbers.

square roots Activity manipulative Desmos 8.b1.3