Measure and calculate the perimeter of composite shapes
Y5 Measure – find the perimeter printable sheet
Investigation: Find the perimeter
I have sixteen 1cm² squares and join them together to make a shape. Each edge of a square fully joins to another…
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All sixteen squares are used to make the shape. The perimeter of the shape is 26cm. Can you find out what the shape looks like?
HINT – it is not a regular shape.
Extension activity:
Using the 16 squares, can you find the shape which would have the longest perimeter?
Answer:
There are a number of possible solutions for this. One example is…
For finding the longest perimeter, again there will be a number of different possibilities.