Got Perimeter?
Tristan and Keira baked a cake for Mr. Caldwell!
They decided to wrap the entire outside of the cake in strawberry flavored fruit tape. The area of Tristan and Keira's cake is 64 square inches. What is the length of Tristan's square cake pan?
Area = 64 square inches
Side = 8in (8x8 = 64 square inches)
What is Tristan's cake pan is 8 inches by 8 inches.
Sadie and Riley have taken over a section of the auditorium for a project. The perimeter of this square section is 36 ft. What is the area of this space?
36 divided by 4 = 9 ft.
9 x9 = 81 square feet
What is the area is 81 square feet?
Look at the shape that Mr. Caldwell draws on the board. This is Reagan's bedroom. Reagan is going to string LED lights around the entire border of her room. So, can you help find the perimeter of her room?
What is.....?
Nancy and Monica have WAY too many paper clips. They made their paper clips into a rectangle around their desks. The perimeter of Nancy and Monica's rectangle is 48 inches. The length is 14 inches. What is the width?
Perimeter equals length + length + width + width. 14+14 = 28 inches
48 - 28 = 20 inches
20 divided by 2 = 10 inches
What is the width is 10 inches?
Ari and Jameson have moved in to a new room for summer camp. Their room is a perfect square and has a perimeter of 60m. What is the area of their room?
60m divided by 4 = 15 m.
15 x 15 = 225 sq. m.
What is the area of their room is 225 sq. m?
Take a look at the picture that Mr. Caldwell draws on the board. This is his garden. Mr. Caldwell has asked Teddy to help him build fencing around the garden so that possums don't eat his lettuce and broccoli. Can you find out the perimeter of Mr. Caldwell's garden?
What is...?
Archer and JJ decided to build a giant origami paper airplane. They need two pieces of construction paper to build this airplane.
Archer's paper is 8.5 inches by 14 inches.
JJ's paper is 11 inches by 17 inches.
If they glue their sheets together, what is the perimeter of their giant piece of paper?
8.5 + 11 = 19.5inches
19.5 x 2 = 39 inches
14 + 17 = 31 inches
31x2 = 62 inches
62 + 39 = 101 inches
What is the perimeter is 101 inches?
The area of Ezra's garden is 72 sq. ft. The length of Ezra's garden in 12 ft. What is the width?
72 divided by 12 = 6 ft.
What is the width is 6 ft?
Look at the shape Mr. Caldwell draws on the board. Divided your figure up at least two different ways, and make sure you label it. Now, pair up with a partner and challenge them to find the perimeter of this shape.
What is...?