Monday 25th January 2021

Complete the quick maths starter.

• Please work on Paper and show all your working out.
• Time yourself to see quickly and accurately you can get an answer.
• Mark your work by opening up the document below

DO NOT SPEND MORE THAN 10 MINUTES ON THIS ACTIVITY

Remember, your maths lesson should only last 1 hour,  

unless you want to do more. 

Please write the date and WALT at the top of your page.

25.01.21 

WALT understand and calculate the perimeter  

Calculating perimeter 

The perimeter is the distance all the way around the outside of a 2D shape. 

To work out the perimeter, add up the lengths of all the sides.  

Before you start any work,please visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbcnf4j 

• Complete the quiz 

• Watch the video 

• Complete the quick activity.

To find out the perimeter of the shape above, you would need to add up all the sides:

 What is your answer?  

Check your answer by using a calculator. 

Bronze Challenge 

• Complete the interactive activities on the PowerPoint below.

• Please record all your sums, working out and answers on paper or in a book/notepad. 

• Next complete the Bronze challenge below. 

• Work your way through the different types of questions in each section.  

• Try to complete all three sections, the questions get more challenging as you work through. Try your best! 

• How many sections did you complete?  

Silver Challenge 

• Complete the interactive activities on the PowerPoint below. Please record all your sums, working out and answers on paper or in a book/notepad. 

• Next, complete the Silver challenge below. 

• Be careful to make sure that you have included ALL MEASUREMENTS. Some measurements are MISSING and you need to use your knowledge of the shapes to help you calculate missing lengths 

Gold Challenge 

• Complete the interactive activities on the PowerPoint below. Please record all your sums, working out and answers on paper or in a book/notepad. 

• Next, complete the Gold challenge below. 

• Be careful to make sure that you have included ALL MEASUREMENTS. Some measurements are MISSING and you need to use your knowledge of the shapes to help you calculate missing lengths 

Platinum Challenge 

Complete the interactive activities on the PowerPoint below. Please record all your sums, working out and answers on paper or in a book/notepad. 

• Next, complete the platinum challenge below. 

• Work your way through the different types of questions in each section.