1. Use 16 square-inch tiles to make a shape that fits the clues. Put the tiles together edge to edge. Be prepared to share your thinking.
    1. Clue 1: My area is 16 square inches.
      Clue 2: My perimeter is large.
    2. Clue 1: My area is 16 square inches.
      Clue 2: My perimeter is smaller than the shape in Question A.
    3. Clue 1: My area is 16 square inches.
      Clue 2: My shape is different than Question B, but the perimeter is the same.
    4. Clue 1: My area is 16 square inches.
      Clue 2: My perimeter is the smallest.

 

Use the Area and Perimeter Workshop Menu and the Area and Perimeter Practice pages in the Student Activity Book to choose practice.