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Area and Perimeter

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Area and Perimeter

Area and Perimeter

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📏 Part 1: Understanding Perimeter

1. What is perimeter? Circle the correct answer:

The space inside a shape

The distance around a shape

The height of a shape

The width of a shape

2. Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8cm and width 5cm. Show your working:
3. A square has sides of 6cm each. What is its perimeter?

Perimeter = _______ cm

4. Draw a rectangle on the grid below and label each side with its measurement in centimetres:

📐 Part 2: Understanding Area

5. What is area? Circle the correct answer:

The distance around a shape

The amount of space a shape covers

The length of one side

The number of corners in a shape

6. Count the square units to find the area of this shape. Each small square = 1 square centimetre:

Area = _______ square centimetres

7. Calculate the area of a rectangle with length 7cm and width 4cm. Show your working:
8. Which unit do we use to measure area? Check all that apply:

Square centimetres

Centimetres

Square metres

Metres

🏡 Part 3: Real-World Problems

9. Sarah wants to put a fence around her rectangular garden. The garden is 12 metres long and 8 metres wide. How much fencing does she need?

Answer: _______ metres of fencing

10. A classroom carpet is 6 metres long and 4 metres wide. What is the area of the carpet?

Answer: _______ square metres

11. Match each measurement to what it describes:
1. 20 centimetres
2. 15 square centimetres
3. 8 metres
4. 24 square metres
A. Area of a small rectangle
B. Perimeter of a triangle
C. Area of a large rectangle
D. Length of one side

🎯 Part 4: Problem Solving

12. A square playground has a perimeter of 40 metres. What is the length of each side?

Each side = _______ metres

13. Two rectangles have the same area but different perimeters. Draw and label both rectangles below:
14. Fill in the missing measurements:

Rectangle 1: Length = 9cm, Width = _____ cm, Perimeter = 26cm

Rectangle 2: Length = _____ cm, Width = 3cm, Area = 21 square cm

15. Explain in your own words the difference between area and perimeter:

🌟 Part 5: Challenge Questions

16. A rectangular swimming pool is 25 metres long and 15 metres wide. Calculate both the perimeter and the area:

Perimeter = _______ metres

Area = _______ square metres

17. Create your own word problem about finding the perimeter of a shape. Then solve it:
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