Area - squares and rectangles

  • Sizing them Up
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    Sizing Them Up

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level

    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

    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
    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

    A simple visual exploration into halving and doubling.

  • Transformations on a Pegboard
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    Transformations on a Pegboard

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level

    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
    Challenge level

    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

    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
    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

    Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.

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