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Rectangle Perimeter Measurement

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Rectangle Perimeter Measurement

Rectangle Perimeter Measurement

Rectangle with measurement labels

📐 Part 1: Understanding Perimeter / Mutunga

1. What is perimeter (mutunga)? Write your definition in your own words:
2. Circle the correct formula for calculating rectangle perimeter:

Perimeter = length × width

Perimeter = 2 × (length + width)

Perimeter = length + width

Perimeter = 4 × length

3. Match the English terms with their te reo Māori equivalents:
1. Rectangle
2. Perimeter
3. Length
4. Width
A. Mutunga
B. Roa
C. Tapawhā rite
D. Whānui

📏 Part 2: Measuring Practice

4. Draw a rectangle and label its sides with measurements. Include the te reo Māori terms:
5. You measured a classroom table and found:

Length (roa): 120 cm

Width (whānui): 80 cm

Calculate the perimeter. Show your working:

6. Why is it important to use the same units when measuring all sides of a rectangle?

🔢 Part 3: Calculation Problems

7. Calculate the perimeter of these rectangles:

a) Length = 15 cm, Width = 8 cm

b) Length = 2.5 m, Width = 1.8 m

c) Length = 45 cm, Width = 30 cm

8. A rectangular garden has a perimeter of 24 metres. If the length is 8 metres, what is the width?

🏠 Part 4: Real-World Applications

9. Check all the rectangular objects you might find in a classroom:

Whiteboard

Book cover

Basketball

Desk top

Window

Clock face

10. Fill in the blanks using the correct units:

When measuring a small book, I would use ________ as my unit.

When measuring a classroom wall, I would use ________ as my unit.

There are ________ centimetres in one metre.

11. Explain how perimeter is like a fence (pakitara) around an area:
12. Name three places in your daily life where you might need to calculate perimeter:

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