Area resources

Students calculate the surface area and volume of cuboids.

Students calculate the area of a space to be painted and the length of time it will take to paint a different area.

Students calculate area of colours and the perimeter of a flag.

Students estimate (and explain how) the area of two islands on a grid.

For this NEMP task students calculate the number of tiles needed to cover the area of several rooms.

Students calculate the width, height, perimeter and area of a dressing table, and the volume of a drawer from given measurements.

Students design school library badges by creating four symmetrical patterns using 2-dimensional shapes. A display board template is included for students to put their work on.

Students calculate the perimeter and area of a composite shape.

Students calculate the area of two shapes on a grid.

Students draw shapes to show how the perimeter increases and decreases for different shapes of the same area size.

Students draw shapes of given areas, and choose from the bigger area, explaining their reasoning.

Students calculate the number of 3-dimensional shapes that fit into larger 3-dimensional shapes.

Students calculate the area of three shapes with a grid in the background.

Students calculate the area of composite shapes.

Students calculate the area of a composite shape on a grid.

Students find the width and perimeter of three rectangles with the same area and different lengths.

In this practical task, students make different shapes with four multi-link cubes, draw them, identify the smallest perimeter, and explain what happens to the area.

Students identify which of four shapes created from equilateral triangles has the largest area and which has the largest perimeter.

Students use the scaled plan of a property to calculate the area of the pool, house, and lawn.

Student work out the side lengths and area of a tapa cloth from the measurement of a small section of it, converting between cm and metres.

For this NEMP task students perform a range of practical measuring tasks including calculations involving time and selection of appropriate units of measuring.

Students calculate the volume and surface area of a cuboid box.

Students calculate the number of 2cm blocks fit into a given 3-dimensional block model, and answer questions about one face, and volume of the block model.

Students compare the area of two different triangles.