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Measuring Lines and Perimeter

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Measuring Lines and Perimeter

Help plan a tiny community garden. Use centimetres (cm) for lengths and add the lengths around a shape to find its perimeter. For ruler measurements, line up the zero mark with the start of the line and keep the ruler straight.

Measure and compare

Read the measurements shown on the garden-plan ruler. The segments are drawn to scale.

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A. Straight across

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B. Straight up and down

1.The two garden-path segments are 4 cm and 3 cm long. Which is longer, and by how many centimetres?
2.A curved flower-bed edge is hard to measure with a ruler. Which tool could you lay along the curve, then straighten and measure?
  • A piece of string
  • A thermometer
  • A measuring cup
  • A clock

Fence the garden beds

Perimeter is the total distance around the outside of a shape. Add every side length.

Rectangle herb bed: 6 cm long and 3 cm wide. Opposite sides are equal.

Square seed bed: each side is 5 cm.

3.Find the rectangle herb bed's perimeter. Show the four side lengths in your addition.
4.Find the square seed bed's perimeter. Use a multiplication fact to make your calculation quick.
5.A triangular sign for the garden has sides of 4 cm, 5 cm, and 6 cm. How much border is needed to go all the way around it?
6.The garden team has 22 cm of edging. Is that enough to surround the 18 cm rectangle herb bed? How much edging will remain?
7.True or false? If every side length of a shape is doubled, its perimeter is doubled too. Explain using the 5 cm square bed.
8.Theo sketches a five-sided planter with side lengths 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm, 3 cm, and 2 cm. Find its perimeter.
9.The team wants to buy just enough edging for the 18 cm herb bed and the 20 cm seed bed. How many centimetres of edging do they need altogether?

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  • Measuring Lines and Perimeter, page 1 of 2: Measure and compare, Fence the garden beds

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  • Measuring Lines and Perimeter, page 2 of 2: 3. Find the rectangle herb bed's perimeter. Show the four side lengths in your addition.

    Page 2

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