Measurement and Data Modeling · Measurement & Data

Area and Perimeter Formulas

Applying the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world problems.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can two shapes have the same area but different perimeters?
  2. 2Why is area measured in square units while perimeter is measured in linear units?
  3. 3How can we use these formulas to solve problems involving missing side lengths?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.4.MD.A.3
Grade: 4th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Measurement and Data Modeling
Period: Measurement & Data

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