Perimeter (age 10+)
Mathematics · Measurement · conceptual
Recognise that shapes with the same area can have different perimeters and vice versa; explore this relationship systematically
What mastery looks like
- Draw two rectangles with area 24 cm² but different perimeters
- Find two shapes with perimeter 20 cm but different areas
- Explain why a long thin rectangle and a square can have the same area but different perimeters
Check your understanding
If Perimeter (age 10+) has 12 square tiles to arrange, can they make different-shaped rectangles and notice that the area stays the same (12 tiles) but the perimeters are all different?
Prerequisites
Required first
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