Aim I am learning about perimeters of shape

Aim • I am learning about perimeters of shape and how to measure them.

Perimeter The perimeter is the distance around a shape. For example, the perimeter of this rectangle is 16 cm. All you have to do is add together the lengths of each side! 5 + 3 + 3 = 16 cm 5 cm 3 cm 5 cm

Calculate the Perimeter 1 cm Calculate the perimeter of these shapes. 7 cm 5 cm 24 cm 7 +5 +7 +5 24 cm 5 cm 2 cm 7 cm 4 cm 18 cm 1 cm 1 cm 4 cm 2 +4 +1 +1 +4 18 cm

Find the Perimeter 1 cm 8 cm 2 cm 4 cm An easy way to remember is to imagine you are taking a walk around the shape. 9 cm Add each length as you go: 58 cm 9 cm 4 cm 2 cm 8 cm Find the perimeter of this shape. 8 +2 +4 +9 +4 +2 +8 +2 +4 +9 +4 +2 58 cm

Real-Life Problems with Perimeter! Hannah has made a vegetable patch in the school garden, but little rabbits are getting in the patch and eating all of the vegetables. She needs to build a small fence around the outside of the garden. To help her figure out how much wood to buy, she needs to calculate the perimeter. 8 m 12 m The perimeter of the vegetable patch is: 40 m 8 m

Real-Life Problems with Perimeter! Mr Hislop has made a wall display in his classroom. He wants the display to have a blue border. How much paper border does he need? 164 cm 100 cm The perimeter of the wall display is: 528 cm 100 cm 164 cm Can you convert the measurement into metres and centimetres? 5 m 28 cm