1. What Measure Will You Use?
Perimeter — Volume — Area

2. area, perimeter or volume!
The Task
You’re out at sea and the captain has asked you to help his men do their work. Read each item and tell what measure they should use —
area, perimeter or volume!

3. Question 1
Your ship has been asked to carry manufactured furniture to England. To do this, you need to know the size of the cargo area.
What measure will you use?

4. Question 2
You have eight guests on board. You want to know if you have enough room around the table to accommodate your guests.
What measure will you use?

5. Question 3
You want to catch the most wind that you can so you want to have a large sail. You need to know the measure of the sail.
What measure will you use?

6. Question 4
You want to know if the deck is large enough to put your lunch table on it.
What measure will you use?

7. Question 5
You want to put some Velcro around the border of your table cloth so that the wind doesn’t blow it off. You need to buy Velcro.
What measure will you use?

8. Question 6
There is a chest on the deck that has life jackets in it. You need to know how many life jackets you can put in the chest.
What measure will you use?

9. Question 7
Just in case the wind isn’t blowing, your ship has a gas engine in it. You need to know how much gas fits into the tank to run the engine.
What measure will you use?

10. Question 8
You want to hang a picture of your dog in the cabin. You want to know if you have enough space on the wall.
What measure will you use?

11. Question 9
You are going to fish while you’re cruising around. You want to know how many fish your storage container will hold.
What measure will you use?