This week in class, we continued to work on finding perimeter and area of complex shapes.
The perimeter is the distance around a shape. Students will find the measurement of all sides of a figure and then simply add those numbers together to find the perimeter. Remember to label the answer with the appropriate unit of measurement.
The area is the amount of square units that fill the space inside a shape. This is found by splitting the shape into smaller squares or rectangles and finding each separate area. Then students should add all the areas together to find the total area. Remember to label the area with square units.
See the video for an example of how to solve a complex shape:
The perimeter is the distance around a shape. Students will find the measurement of all sides of a figure and then simply add those numbers together to find the perimeter. Remember to label the answer with the appropriate unit of measurement.
The area is the amount of square units that fill the space inside a shape. This is found by splitting the shape into smaller squares or rectangles and finding each separate area. Then students should add all the areas together to find the total area. Remember to label the area with square units.
See the video for an example of how to solve a complex shape:
Next week, students will be taking their Quarter 3, Cycle 1 CFA. This will cover:
- measuring to the nearest eighth, quarter, and half inch
- measuring centimeters and millimeters
- Finding perimeter and area of both simple and complex shapes