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Composing and Decomposing Shapes Based on Different Properties

Composing and Decomposing Shapes Based on Different Properties

Hugo Cheyneover 1 year ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBpsauKXPfs

Worked example video showing how to calculate the perimeter and area of a L-shape shape with missing lengths. Gets the brain working on filling in blanks and linking mathematical concepts together!

Hugo Cheyneover 1 year ago
https://www.amsi.org.au/ESA_Resources/Q1593/Q1593_5.html

Questions 6 and 7 are interactive questions which are perfect practice for decomposing shapes to answer problems with missing variables.

Hugo Cheyneover 1 year ago
https://www.leighterton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ridge-Class-Week-6-Maths-Thursday-Y5-with-answers.pdf

The later questions in thies worksheet, from question 4 onwards, get students to think creatively about the properties of shapes and decomposing them to find the answers to word problems.

Hugo Cheyneover 1 year ago
https://thirdspacelearning.com/gcse-maths/geometry-and-measure/perimeter-of-compound-shapes/

Interactive worksheet with exercises at the end helping students to understand how to calculate the perimeter of compound shapes.

Hugo Cheyneover 1 year ago
https://www.papersnake.com/squared_paper/squared10x10.pdf

Blank 1cm squared paper to print if needed :)

Hugo Cheyneover 1 year ago
https://corbettmaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/area-of-shapes-on-a-grid-pdf1.pdf

The questions on the 'apply' section of this worksheet are great at testing students' ability to draw shapes on squared paper given a set of instructions. For example, 3 different rectangles with an area of 12cm squared.

Hugo Cheyneover 1 year ago
https://www.education.com/download/worksheet/175570/constructing-geometric-shapes.pdf

Printable worksheet with questions that describe the properties of a shape and students then need to draw that shape.