Area
How do you find the area of a rectangle?
1. You multiply the length and the width
2. You can count the squares inside the shape
How do you find the perimeter of a shape?
You add up the length of all of the sides of that shape.
Measure a paper clip to the nearest half inch
2 inches
Name a quadrilateral whose sides are all equal length.
square or rhombus
Name 2 attributes of a square
1. 4 right angles
2. 4 sides of equal length
3. 2 pairs of parallel sides
Find the area of a 3 by 4 rectangle
12 square units
Find the perimeter of a 5 by 7 rectangle.
24 units
Measure a glue stick to the nearest half inch.
3 inches
Name a polygon with 6 sides
hexagon
Name 3 shapes that are quadrilaterals
1. rhombus
2. rectangle
3. square
4. trapezoid
5. parallelogram
6. kite
Find the area of a 6 by 6 square.
36 square units
Find the perimeter of a 8 by 11 rectangle.
38 units
Measure a skinny marker to the nearest half inch
6 inches
Name a polygon with 5 sides
pentagon
What are 2 attributes of a parallelogram?
1. opposite sides are parallel (2 pairs)
2. 4 sides
What is the area of the rectilinear shape your teacher shows you?
23 square units
Find the perimeter of a pentagon whose sides are all 9 in.
45 inches
Measure an Everyday Math card to the nearest half inch.
3 1/2 inches
Name a polygon with 8 sides
octagon
What is 1 similarity and 1 difference between a trapezoid and a rectangle?
Similarities: 4 sides (quadrilaterals)
Differences: 2 pair parallel sides vs. 1 pair, 4 right angles vs. 0 right angles
What is the area of the rectilinear shape your teacher shows you?
19 square units
Find the perimeter of an octagon whose sides are all 4 in. long
32 inches
Measure a calculator to the nearest half inch.
4 1/2 inches
Which shape is not a polygon? Why?
rectangle, trapezoid, pentagon, circle, parallelogram
Circle because it has curved lines
Name 1 difference and 1 similarity between a kite and a rhombus
Similarities: 4 sides (quadrilaterals)
Differences: Adjacent sides equal vs. all sides equal, 2 pairs of parallel sides vs. 0 pairs