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Look at the mathematics that is all around us - this circular window is a wonderful example.
This activity investigates how you might make squares and pentominoes from Polydron.
What can you say about these shapes? This problem challenges you to create shapes with different areas and perimeters.
A thoughtful shepherd used bales of straw to protect the area around his lambs. Explore how you can arrange the bales.
Can you draw a square in which the perimeter is numerically equal to the area?
If I use 12 green tiles to represent my lawn, how many different ways could I arrange them? How many border tiles would I need each time?
I cut this square into two different shapes. What can you say about the relationship between them?
Can you put these shapes in order of size? Start with the smallest.
Sally and Ben were drawing shapes in chalk on the school playground. Can you work out what shapes each of them drew using the clues?
Can you predict, without drawing, what the perimeter of the next shape in this pattern will be if we continue drawing them in the same way?