Student Instructions
Use LEGO to create a shape.
Take a photo of your shape.
Add a label
for the heading ‘Perimeter and Area’
Use the drawing tool
to write the measurements for each edge of your shape by counting the number of dots on the LEGO pieces.
Add a label
to write the formula for working out the perimeter (adding each side together) and work out the answer.
Use the drawing tool
to break your shape up into regular shapes (squares or rectangles).
Write the formula for working out the area inside each regular shape (length x width).
Add a label
to write the formula for working out the area (length x width for each shape and add the area of each shape together), and he answer.