Perimeter

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Objective

I can measure the sides of Earth Day-themed shapes and add them to find the perimeter.

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Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Explain what perimeter is in your own words.

2

A square flower bed has sides that are each 5 feet long. What is the perimeter of the flower bed?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

A rectangular Earth Day banner has sides measuring 3 feet and 5 feet. What is the perimeter of the banner? A triangular recycling symbol has sides measuring 4 cm, 4 cm, and 4 cm. What is the perimeter of the recycling symbol? A square garden bed for planting trees has sides that are each 6 meters long. What is the perimeter of the garden bed?

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