MathematicsMeasurementAges 10–11
Perimeter (age 10+)
Recognise that shapes with the same area can have different perimeters and vice versa; explore this relationship systematically
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- Draw two rectangles with area 24 cm² but different perimeters
- Find two shapes with perimeter 20 cm but different areas
- Explain why a long thin rectangle and a square can have the same area but different perimeters
“If your child has 12 square tiles to arrange, can they make different-shaped rectangles and notice that the area stays the same (12 tiles) but the perimeters are all different?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 10–11