Area
I am learning to measure the area of 2D shapes.
I know I can do it when I can find the area of a 2D shape.
Area of a Robot
Study the robot above.
Can you answer the following questions:
a) How many squares cover the head of the robot?
b) How many squares cover the body of the robot?
c) How many squares cover both the legs and feet?
d) How many squares cover both the arms and hands?
e) Which part of the robot has the smallest area?
f) Which part of the robot has the largest area?
Create Your Own Robot
Use graph paper if you have it, if not, you can use a ruler to draw your shapes, don’t forget to measure the length and width.
Use different colours to colour in the various parts of the robot.
Answer the following questions about your robot:
a) How many squares cover the head of the robot?
b) How many squares cover the body of the robot?
c) How many squares cover both the legs and feet?
d) How many squares cover both the arms and hands?
e) Which part of the robot has the smallest area?
f) Which part of the robot has the largest area?
You could even create a robot online by clicking on the following link:
Have a look at one I created:
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