Area and perimeter 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about working out the area and perimeter of some shapes. Question 1Change answer Write down the area and perimeter of shapes 1, 2, 3, and 4 as shown in the diagram. Write your answers in the spaces below. Write down the area and perimeter of shapes 1, 2, 3, and 4 as shown in the diagram. Write your answers in the spaces below. Area Perimeter i) Shape 1 cm2 cm ii) Shape 2 cm2 cm iii) Shape 3 cm2 cm iv) Shape 4 cm2 cm What do you notice about the area and perimeter of the four shapes? Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online. Level: 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement Keywords: area, perimeter, unit squares Description of task: Students calculate the area and perimeter of four shapes on a grid. Curriculum Links: This resource can help to identify students' understanding of area and perimeter . Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Measurement sense, set 5 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y8 (05/1998) a) i) ii) all areas correct, 7, 7, 7, 7 all perimeters correct, 16, 16, 14, 12 easy 4 correct – difficult 2-3 correct – moderate b) The areas are all the same but the perimeters differ. moderate Diagnostic and formative information: Student response Likely reason a) Areas = 16, 16, 14, and 12. Perimeters = 7, 7, 7, and 7. Confuses area and perimeter. b) Comment about area only. Fails to compare areas and perimeters. Setting up tables Making the largest perimeter Correcting mistakes
