maths y7 area perimeter

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you have a rectangular chocolate bar 🍫. The space it covers on the table is the AREA. The distance all around its edge is the PERIMETER.

2. 2

   If you walk all the way around a rectangle, are you measuring area or perimeter?

3. 3

   Let's find the perimeter of a 4 cm by 3 cm rectangle.

4. 4

   Drag the ruler to measure each side of this rectangle, then find its perimeter.

5. 5

   A rectangle has sides 5 cm and 2 cm. What is its perimeter?

6. 6

   Now let's find the area of that same 4 cm by 3 cm rectangle.

7. 7

   A rectangle is 6 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its area?