Stage: 1 Challenge Level: 
Arrange these pieces of wallpaper in order of size. Put the smallest first.
Can you explain how you did it?
Rectangles. Perimeters. Length/distance. Right angled triangles. Investigations. Working systematically. Squares. Sequences. Area. Practical Activity.
Published July 2006,August 2006.
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