Finding Perimeter and Area

Finding Perimeter and Area

8th Grade · Math · 25 min· E2.1 Use Appropriate Units Of Length To Estimate, Measure, And Compare The Perimeters Of Polygons And Curved Shapes, And Construct Polygons With A Given Perimeter E2.7 Compare The Areas Of Two-dimensional Shapes By Matching, Covering, Or Decomposing And Recomposing The Shapes, And Demonstrate That Different Shapes Can Have The Same Area

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Learning Objective

I can calculate the perimeter and area of various two-dimensional shapes.

  • 1

    The perimeter is the distance around a shape.

  • 2

    To find the perimeter of a shape, you must add the length of all the sides.

  • 3

    The perimeter of a rectangle with sides of 1 meter, 1 meter, 3 meters, and 3 meters is 8 meters.

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