Area and Perimeter





What is Perimeter?
 It is the distance around a shape. To calculate perimeter, measure all the sides and then add all your measurements up.

Let us practice calculating perimeter here:
https://www.funbrain.com/games/shape-surveyor
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/PerimeterShapesShoot.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/geometry/areaandperimeteract.shtml

Area: Area on the other hand, is all the space inside a shape.
 Area of a square = side x side square units
Area of a rectangle= length x width square units

http://mrnussbaum.com/zoo2/ZooDesigner.swf
https://www.mhschool.com/math/mathconnects/assets/mhln/00061651/00061651.swf

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