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Measuring with Numicon

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Measuring with Numicon

Help the class set up a Numicon art display. Look at each shape and count the Numicon pieces shown. A piece covers one whole space. Count every piece once.

Count the pieces

Each little circle is one Numicon hole. Count the holes in each piece to find how many spaces it covers.

Piece A

Piece B

Piece C

1.Piece A covers how many spaces? Write the number.
2.Which piece covers more spaces, Piece B or Piece C? Circle one.
  • Piece B
  • Piece C
3.Put the pieces in order from the one that covers the fewest spaces to the one that covers the most spaces. Write their letters.

Cover and compare

Count the Numicon pieces covering each whole shape.

Square

Triangle

Circle

Star

4.How many pieces cover the circle? Write the number.
5.Which shape has the greatest area? Circle one.
  • Square
  • Triangle
  • Circle
  • Star
6.Which shape has the smallest area? Circle one.
  • Square
  • Triangle
  • Circle
  • Star
7.True or false: The square and circle have the same area.
TrueFalse
8.How many more pieces cover the triangle than the square? Write the number.
9.Finish the sentence: The area is measured by counting the spaces a shape .
10.Imagine you have 5 Numicon pieces. Can you cover the triangle with all 5 pieces without leaving a gap? Use the display to decide and say why.

3 printable pages

  • Measuring with Numicon, page 1 of 3: Count the pieces

    Page 1

  • Measuring with Numicon, page 2 of 3: Cover and compare

    Page 2

  • Measuring with Numicon, page 3 of 3: 10. Imagine you have 5 Numicon pieces. Can you cover the triangle with all 5 pieces

    Page 3

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