Perimeter is the distance around the outside of a shape, while area is the number of square units that fit inside the shape. The perimeter of a rectangle is calculated as 2 * length + 2 * width, while the area is calculated as length * width. Perimeter represents how much material is needed to go around a shape, like fencing for a farm, while area represents how much surface is covered inside the shape, like soil inside the farm.

1. Differentiating between the two

2.  What is perimeter of a shape?

3.  Perimeter is the distance around the outside of
a shape or figure

4.  What is the area of a shape?

5.  Area is the number of unit squares that can fit
inside a flat plane or figure
The area of this figure is 6 (L) X 4 (H) = 24

6.  The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is
2 width (length) multiplied by 2 heights
 This looks like: 2L X 2H = Perimeter

7.  The formula for the are of a rectangle is width
(length) multiplied by height
 This looks like: L X H = Area

8.  What is the difference between perimeter and
area?

9.  If I were to plant corn for my farm…
 The perimeter would be how much wood I would
need go around my farm
 The area would be how much soil I would need to
cover the ground

10. Area Area
Perimeter Perimeter

11. Area Area
50 44
Perimeter Perimeter
70 60

12. PERIMETER AREA
 2L X 2H = Perimeter  L X H = Area
 The distance around the  Square units inside the
shape shape