‘Connect thoughts’ Area & Perimeter Mr P. R. Collins Complete any 4 tasks/questions in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) Area & Perimeter Level 5+ Find the Perimeter of the following shape: Work out the area of... Find the square where the perimeter is equal to the area. Which of these could represent an area? cm3 mm m2 Kg Find the area of the shaded shape Level 5 Write down the formula for working out the area of a rectangle What would the area of a rectangle with lengths 3cm and 9cm be? Find the area If the length of a rectangle is 7cm and its height is 9cm what would the area be? State the units in your answer. Create a chorus for a song/poem about areas and perimeters of rectangles Level 4+ If a square and a rhombus both have sides of 4cm, which one has the largest perimeter? Count the squares and work out the area of: What is the perimeter of a regular pentagon whose side lengths are 5cm? Work out the area of this rectangle: a) What is the perimeter of the rectangle in the square to the left of this box? b) How many squares are inside the rectangle? Level 4 What would the perimeter of a square be whose length is 6cm? If you were told that the lengths of an equilateral triangle were 3cm. What would the perimeter of the triangle be? How would you work out the perimeter of a regular octagon? If the lengths of a triangle were 4cm, 6cm and 7cm what would its perimeter be? What would the perimeter be of a rectangle whose length is 4cm and height is 5cm?

24cm 9cm 17cm 18cm 28cm 21cm2 27cm2 m2 42cm2 63cm2 25cm 141m2 ‘Connect thoughts’ ANSWERS!! Mr P. R. Collins Complete any 4 tasks/questions in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) Area & Perimeter Level 5+ 28cm 21cm2 The square is 4cm by 4cm m2 141m2 Level 5 Area = length x width 27cm2 42cm2 63cm2 Various answers Level 4+ The perimeters are the same size 12 squares so the area is 12 square units 25cm 18 square units a) 18 units b) 18 Level 4 24cm 9cm Find the length of one side and then multiply it by 8 (or add up all 8 sides) 17cm 18cm