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Perimeter and Area Exploration

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Perimeter and Area Exploration

Perimeter and Area Exploration

Shapes made with sticks and natural materials

🌿 Part 1: Understanding Perimeter and Area

1. What is perimeter? Circle the correct answer:

The space inside a shape

The distance around the outside of a shape

The height of a shape

2. What is area? Circle the correct answer:

The distance around a shape

The space inside a shape

The width of a shape

3. Which units do we use for measuring in Australia? Check all that apply:

Centimetres (cm)

Metres (m)

Inches

Feet

📏 Part 2: Measuring with Sticks

4. You made a rectangle with sticks. The sides measure: 15cm, 8cm, 15cm, 8cm. Calculate the perimeter:
5. Your square has sides that are all 12cm long. What is the perimeter?
6. Fill in the blanks:

To find the perimeter, I need to _______ all the sides together. The perimeter tells me the distance _______ the outside of my shape.

🍃 Part 3: Area with Natural Materials

7. You covered your rectangle with leaves. You counted 24 leaves inside. What can you say about the area?
8. Draw a shape you made with sticks. Show how you would measure its perimeter:
9. Two shapes can have the same _______ but different _______. Circle the correct words:

perimeter, area

area, perimeter

length, width

🏡 Part 4: Real-World Problems

10. Match the real-world situation with what you need to find:
1. Fencing around a garden
2. Carpet for a room
3. Paint for a wall
A. Area
B. Perimeter
C. Area
11. A farmer wants to put a fence around a rectangular paddock. The paddock is 25 metres long and 18 metres wide. How much fencing does he need?
12. Complete these sentences about your learning today:

Today I learned that perimeter is _________________.

Area is _________________.

Using sticks and leaves helped me understand because _________________.

🌟 Part 5: Reflection

13. What natural materials could you use to make shapes and measure area? List three:
14. Draw and label a shape showing both its perimeter and area:
15. How might Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have used natural materials to create shapes and patterns?

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