Perimeter and area
Measure the distance around a shape and the surface it covers.
Independent Pi Leo Academy learning material organised around the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 Level 4 descriptors; independent curriculum review is continuing. Year 4 is not an official NAPLAN testing year; NAPLAN is held in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It is not an official VCAA, ACARA, NAPLAN, government or IXL resource.
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A fully shaded rectangular grid figure spans 5 unit cells across and 5 unit cells down. How many one-centimetre edge segments surround the rectangle?
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Answer: 20 cm
- Add all four outside sides; opposite sides have equal lengths.
- 5 + 5 = 10.
- 2 × 10 = 20.
- The answer is 20 cm.
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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0
VC2M4M02
recognise ways of measuring and approximating the perimeter and area of shapes and enclosed spaces, using appropriate formal and informal units
These quizzes practise concepts within this topic. Multiple-choice answers alone do not demonstrate drawing, conducting an investigation or using a digital tool.
- VC2M4M02-C01Recognise ways to measure perimeter.
- VC2M4M02-C02Recognise ways to approximate perimeter.
- VC2M4M02-C03Recognise ways to measure area.
- VC2M4M02-C04Recognise ways to approximate area.
- VC2M4M02-C05Measure and approximate perimeter and area for shapes.
- VC2M4M02-C06Measure and approximate perimeter and area for enclosed spaces.
- VC2M4M02-C07Use appropriate formal units.
- VC2M4M02-C08Use appropriate informal units.
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- 01Perimeter of figures on grids
- 02Perimeter of rectangles
- 03Perimeter of polygons
- 04Find the perimeter of polygons
- 05Create figures with a given area
- 06Find the area of figures made of unit squares
- 07Select figures with a given area
- 08Select two figures with the same area
- 09Area of figures on grids
- 10Tile a rectangle and find the area
- 11Multiply to find the area of a rectangle made of unit squares
- 12Find the area or missing side length of a rectangle
- 13Area and perimeter word problems