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Perimeter
STUDENTS LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

DESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE FOR FINDING THE PERIMETER OF A

POLYGON

IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE UNIT THAT REPRESENTS PERIMETER

COMPUTE THE PERIMETER FOR A VARIETY OF POLYGONS

ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS

What is the perimeter?

How is the perimeter found?

Why do we need to know how to

find the perimeter?

PERIMETER
THE PREFIX PERI
MEANS AROUND

PERIMETER IS THE DISTANCE AROUND A FLAT

OBJECT OR THE SUM OF THE LENGTHS OF ITS SIDES

PERIMETER

THE PERIMETER IS THE SUM OF THE MEASUREMENTS OF EACH

SIDE OF THE OBJECT
IT IS MEASURED IN LINEAR UNITS OR ONE-DIMENSIONAL
MEASUREMENT BECAUSE IT MEASURES THE OUTLINE OR PATH
OF AN OBJECT

THE LINEAR UNITS ARE FEET, INCHES, METERS, AND ETC.

WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW

HOW TO FIND THE PERIMETER?

TO FIND THE MEASUREMENTS OF

A FENCE TO PROTECT PETS OR
LIVE STOCK FROM ESCAPING.

TO FIND THE DISTANCE AROUND

A POOL FOR INSTALLATION

TO FIND THE LENGTH OF A

BANNER TO GO AROUND THE
CLASSROOM

HOW DO YOU FIND THE

PERIMETER OF THIS SQUARE?
5 feet

SINCE THIS IS A SQUARE, THE

LENGTH OF THE SIDES ARE THE
SAME
ADD THE
5 feet

5 feet
5 feet

LENGTH OF
THE SIDES: 5
5 feet FEET +5 FEET
+ 5 FEET + 5
FEET= 20 FEET

HOW DO YOU FIND THE

PERIMETER OF THIS OBJECT?

THIS IS A RECTANGLE

AGAIN, ADD THE LENGTH OF THE

SIDES : 11.3 cm + 25.4 cm +
11.3 cm + 25.4 cm = 73.4 cm

So, the Perimeter of this

rectangle is 73.4 cm.

How would you find the perimeter

of this figure?

This is an irregular polygon

It appears to be a 27 feet by 30
feet rectangle with a section
missing

We must determine the lengths

of the non-labeled sides

The missing
horizontal
is 6 feet because
the bottom
6 feet
measure is
30 feet and top
9 feet
measure is 24 feet.
30 feet minus 24
feet gives us 6
feet.
The vertical distance is 27 feet on the
left side of the figure and 18 feet on the right.
27 feet minus 18 feet gives us 9 feet. 27 feet + 24 feet+ 18 feet+
6 feet+ 9 feet+ 30 feet = 114 feet. The perimeter or
of this object around this object is 114 feet.

HOW DO YOU FIND THE PERIMETER

OF A CIRCLE??
I thought you would never ask!!!
The perimeter of a circle is
called the circumference. It is
the distance around the circle.
To calculate the circumference,
multiply the diameter
of the circle

by
= 3.141592654

Finding the circumference

Multiply 18 inches,
which is the diameter, by .
The answer is 56.54866776 in.

Now its your turnFind the

perimeter of the figures

1.

2.

3.

Find the perimeter

4.

5.

AND THE ANSWERS ARE

1.) 20 2.
cm28cm 3.) 20cm 4.) 28.27433388in 5.) 24

SUMMARY FOR PERIMETER

One-dimensional

PERIMETER

Measured in linear units

Total path or
distance around a shapes
boundary

FORMULAS

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AREA

Lessons Objectives
Students

should be able to:

1.

Calculate the area of a figure

2.

Understand that area is measured in square units

3.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems

involving area and two-dimensional objects

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

What is area?

What is the purpose for

calculating the area?

What is area?
It is the space
inside an object or the
region enclosed by the
perimeter.

It is also considered as a two-dimensiona

object measured in square
units.

The purpose for finding the area

of an object

TO DESIGN A FLOOR PLAN FOR A HOUSE

TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF PAINT TO BUY TO

COVER A WALL

TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF GRASS SEED

NEEDED TO SOW A LAWN

How to calculate the Area?

Determine the shape or shapes embedded in an object

Write down the formulas for the shape(s) involved
Write down the dimensions of the shape(s)
Use the formula of the figure and dimensions to
calculate the area.

EXAMPLE 1

How do you find the area of this

shape?

1.

What type of shape is it? It is a

triangle

2.

What the formula for the area of

a triangle?

EXAMPLE 1 CONT.
Write down the dimensions
of the shape: the
base is 5 feet and the
height is 3 feet.
Perform the calculations:
multiplied by 5 feet
multiplied 3 feet is 7.5 square
feet.

Area = 7.5 square feet

EXAMPLE 2
FIND THE AREA OF THIS FIGURE
HERE WE HAVE A
RECTANGLE EMBEDDED INTO ANOTHER

What is the area formula

for a rectangle? The formula
for a rectangle is length
multiplied by width.

EXAMPLE 2 CONT.
5 ft
12 ft

14 ft
12 ft

12 ft x 5 ft = 60 square ft
13ft
14 ft x 13 ft= 182 square ft

Area= 182 sq. ft.

+ 60 sq. ft.
242 sq. ft.

First, separate the

two
rectangles. Next,
write
the dimensions of the
two figures. Use the
formula and perform
the calculations.

Your turn: Find the area of these

figures
1.)

2 .)

1.)

Trapezoid
Dimensions:
b#1= 2.5cm
b#2= 6cm
h= 5cm

Formula for finding

area of a trapezoid

rea= x (2.5cm + 6cm) x 5cm

Area= 21.25 square cm.

2.)
The formula for finding the area of a circle is

X the square of the radius

Circle

Remember the radius is half of the diameter

Dimensions:
Diameter= 18 in.
Radius= 9 in.
= 3.14

rea= 3.14 x 9in x 9in= 254.34 square in.

Summary of the Area lesson

It is the space
inside an object or the
region enclosed by the
perimeter.

It is also considered as a two-dimensiona

object measured in square
units.

How to calculate the Area?

Determine the shape or shapes embedded in an object

Write down the formulas for the shape(s) involved
Write down the dimensions of the shape(s)
Use the formula of the figure and dimensions to
calculate the area.
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VOLUME

Volumes Lesson
Objectives

Students will be able to:

Recognize that the volume of a solid can
be found by multiplying the area of the base and height
of the figure

Use the appropriate units and procedures

to calculate the volume of a solid

Essential questions

What is volume?

What purpose do we calculate volume?

What is volume?

Volume is the amount of space

that a solid, liquid, or gas
occupies or that is enclosed in a
container.

It is three dimensional made up

of the length, width, and height
of an object.

It is measured in cubic units

The purpose for calculating

volume

The purpose of calculating

volume is to determine the
amount of space we need to
perform a task such as filling a
jar with jelly beans, how much
water is needed to fill a pool, or
parking a car in a garage.

Volume is found by multiplying

the area of the base of the object
by the height or multiplying the
length, width, and height of the
object

Steps for finding the volume of a

object

Write down the dimensions of the object

Find the area of the base of the object

Multiply the area of the base of the object and the height of the
object

Express your answer in cubic units

EXAMPLE: Find the volume of the

trapezoidal prism

Trapezoidal Prism

The dimensions for the trapezoid

is:
1=b4 ft. 2 , b = 8 ft, and h= 50
ft.

The height of the prism is 20 ft.

Area of the base,

which
is a trapezoid

x 50ft. X (4ft.+8ft.)= 7500

The unit is square ft.
The area of the base is
7500 square ft.
The height of the prism is
20ft. 7500 square ft. x 20ft.=
150,000 cubic ft. The final unit is
cubic ft. The area of the
trapezoidal prism is 150,000 cubic ft.

Lets try a
rectangular prism

Rectangular prism

The dimensions of the figure is:

20cm, 8cm, and 16cm.

The base of the figure is a

rectangle. To find the area of the
base (rectangle) is length x
width.

8 cm x 20 cm= 160 square cm

Multiply the area of base and

height of the prism which is
16cm.

160 square cm x 16cm= 2560

cubic cm.

A= 2,560 cubic cm.

Its your turn. Find the volume for

the following

The answers are:

180 cubic cm
603.19 cubic cm

125 cubic inches

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Surface Area

LESSON
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CALCULATING
THE SURFACE AREA OF A FIGURE

LESSONS OBJECTIVES

STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

Identify the surface area of a three dimensional solid

Demonstrate their knowledge of measurement by calculating

real-life surface area problems

What do you know about area?

1.

IT IS THE MEASUREMENT OF A TWO DIMENSIONAL FLAT

SURFACE

2.

IT IS MEASURED IN SQUARE UNITS

SURFACE AREA

The surface area is the total area

of the surface of a threedimensional object

It could be thought of as the

amount of paper needed to wrap
a shape

How do you find the surface area

of a figure?

Add the area of all the sides of

the shape to find the surface
area (SA)

Write down the dimensions for

each figure

In this case, there are two tops

(or top and bottom), two sides,
and two fronts

SURFACE AREA
DIMENSIONS FOR TOP: 10M X 5M, SIDE: 5M X 6M, AND FRONT: 6M
X 10M

TOP: 10m x 5m= 50 square meters

SIDE: 5m X 6m= 30 square meters
FRONT: 6m x 10m= 60 square meters
50+50+30+30+60+60=280 sq. meters
Youll need 280 sq. meters of paper
to completely wrap this box.

SA=280 SQ. METERS

Triangular Prism

In this example, the prism is

made up of three different
dimensions of rectangles and two
triangles of the same
dimensions.

Your turn find the surface area for

the following

1. Jeff wanted to wrap a can of

chicken noodle soup as a present
for grandmas gumbo party. The
height of the can is 1.5 inches
and the height of the can is 5
inches. How much wrapping
paper will he need?

Find the surface area of the cube

2. What is the surface area of the

cube?

The answers are:

1.

61.23 square inches

2.

294 square centimeters

FORMULAS FOR SURFACE AREA

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The roof of Louisiana Superdome has

a measurement of 440,000 square
feet. This measurement represents
the_________ of the roof.
1.

PERIMETER

2.

VOLUME

3.

LENGTH

4.

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A UPS manager wants to know how

many boxes with dimensions of 10
inches by 8 inches by 6 inches can fit
in a delivery truck. What must the
manager know to find out how many
will fit in the truck?
1.

AREA

2.

PERIMETER

3.

VOLUME

4.

WEIGHT

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Perimeter is measured in

1.

LINEAR UNITS

2.

SQUARE UNITS

3.

CUBIC UNITS

4.

MILES PER HOUR

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Mr. Claus wants to know the

amount of wrapping paper
needed to cover his wifes
jewelry box. Mr. Claus needs to
know the ______ of the box.
1.

PERIMETER

2.

SURFACE AREA

3.

VOLUME

4.

WEIGHT

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