An activity in which students investigate the link between area and perimeter of shapes drawn on cm squared paper. 17/06/2015
Area and perimeter follow me cards
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A nice starter or plenary activity involving finding the area and perimeter of simple shapes. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015
Area of Flags
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A set of three powerpoints and associated worksheets practising finding the area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezia in the context of flags of the world. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015
Area of triangle and parallelogram cut and stick
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A practical activity which demonstrates how the formulae for the area of a parallelogram and triangle are deduced. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015
Diagnostic Questions - Perimeter and area
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AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification.01/03/2016
Faces, Edges and Vertices
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A powerpoint and associated worksheet which allows students to find the number of vertices, edges and faces for a range of named solids before 'discovering' Euler's Formula. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015
Oblongs
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A problem solving starter or plenary activity in which students must calculate the side length of rectangles given the area and the perimeter. 17/06/2015
Perimeter Area and Volume - Volume - Lesson Plan
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Downloadable resource in doc format.
30/07/2010
Perimeter, Area and Volume - Area of a Parallelogram
An interactive excel workbook. Students are challenged to find length, given the area of a series of parallelograms and on the second worksheet, to find area and perimeter, given length.02/06/2010
Perimeter, Area and Volume - Area of Parallelograms and Trapeziums
A powerpoint presentation demonstrating how to find the area of parallelograms and trapeziums.02/06/2010
Perimeter, Area and Volume - Compound Shapes - Lesson Plan
Downloadable resource in doc format.
02/08/2010
Perimeter, Area and Volume - Compound Shapes - Perimeter and Area of Rectangles
Downloadable resource in ppt format.
02/06/2010
Perimeter, Area and Volume - Parallelogram & Trapezium - Lesson Plan
Downloadable resource in doc format.
02/08/2010
Perimeter, Area and Volume - Perimeter and Area of Triangle and Trapezium
Interactive excel workbook containing a series of worksheets. Students are challenged find the area of a triangle given lengths, find lengths in a triangle given the area and find the area of a trapezium.02/06/2010
Stair Perimeter
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A starter activity in which students find the perimeter of a 'staircase' shape based on the information provided. 17/06/2015
Step Perimeter
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A starter activity in which students find the perimeter of a 'staircase' shape based on the information provided. 17/06/2015
Surface Area
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An online exercise in which students must find the surface area of solids, initially made from cm cubes and increasing in difficulty. Level 2 offers some challenging questions for more able students (omit questions involving circles or spheres). 17/06/2015
Surface area dominoes
Students make a loop of cards, solving problems to find the surface area of prisms. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015
Surface area of combined shapes
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Three worksheets can be accessed from this website which assess students ability to find the surface area of composite solids.17/06/2015
Surface area of L blocks
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On this website three worksheets at each of three different levels assess students ability to find the surface area of L shaped solids.17/06/2015
Surface area of pyramids
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Powerpoint and worksheet which demonstrate how to find the surface area of a pyramid. Students will need a reminder of how to use Pythagoras' theorem from Key Stage 3. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015
Teaching resources - see below
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Downloadable resource in format.
29/08/2014
Vertices, Edges and Faces
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An introduction to the terms vertex, edge and face and a statement of Euler's Formula, followed by ten online multiple choice questions. 17/06/2015
Visual proof of the area of a trapezium
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A powerpoint which clearly demonstrates how the formula for the area of a trapezium is derived. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015