Area - squares and rectangles

  • Sizing them Up
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    Sizing Them Up

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you put these shapes in order of size? Start with the smallest.

  • Wallpaper
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    Wallpaper

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    These pieces of wallpaper need to be ordered from smallest to largest. Can you find a way to do it?

  • Shaping It
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    Shaping It

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These pictures were made by starting with a square, finding the half-way point on each side and joining those points up. You could investigate your own starting shape.
  • Different Sizes
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    Different Sizes

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    A simple visual exploration into halving and doubling.

  • Transformations on a Pegboard
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    Transformations on a Pegboard

    Age
    7 to 11
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    How would you move the bands on the pegboard to alter these shapes?

  • Torn Shapes
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    Torn Shapes

    Age
    7 to 11
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    These rectangles have been torn. How many squares did each one have inside it before it was ripped?

  • Area and perimeter
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    Area and Perimeter

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What can you say about these shapes? This problem challenges you to create shapes with different areas and perimeters.

  • Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area
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    Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this game for two players, you throw two dice and find the product. How many shapes can you draw on the grid which have that area or perimeter?
  • Shape Draw
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    Shape Draw

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.