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|type= Lesson idea
|type= Lesson idea
|attribution= {{Janet Blair}}
|attribution= Anthony Or
|title= Variety of perimeter with fixed area
|title= Variety of perimeter with fixed area
|tagline= Very visual and interactive and simple to understand.
|tagline= Interactive GeoGebra investigation that allows children (age 6-10) to explore an element of mathematics for themselves.
|image= variety of perimeter with fixed area.png
|image= variety of perimeter with fixed area.png
|topic= Visualisation
|topic= Visualisation
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|resourcenumber= M00XX
|resourcenumber= M00XX
|age= Age group 6-10, Primary
|age= Age group 6-10, Primary
|content= Geogebra has been used to produce
|content= Geogebra has been used to create a simple interactive applet.  The applet and guidance notes on how to use it with students are included with the resource.
|related resources= This activity was a result of the [[ORBIT/Geogebra Competion]] which asked  
|related resources= This activity is a result of the 2013 [[ORBIT/GeoGebra Competition]] that asked entrants to create an open-ended activity that supports interactive teaching and active learning for the 6-10 age range.
|other=
|other=
|final=yes
|final=yes
|licence=
|licence=
|format= Embedded GeoGebra applet
|format= Embedded GeoGebra applet and guidance notes.
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After learning the concepts of perimeters and areas, it is easy for students to think that figures with larger perimeters would also have larger areas, and vice versa. This applet helps teachers to explore with students the variety of the perimeters of a figure formed by several congruent squares touching side by side. Together with the complementary applet [[Variety of areas with fixed perimeter]], teachers can clarify with students that a figure with a larger area may have a smaller perimeter, and areas and perimeters are two different concepts.
After learning the concepts of perimeter and area, it is easy for students to think that figures with larger perimeters would also have larger areas, and vice versa. This applet helps teachers to explore with students the variety of the perimeters of a figure formed by several congruent squares touching side by side. Together with the complementary applet [[Variety of areas with fixed perimeter]], teachers can clarify with students that a figure with a larger area may have a smaller perimeter, and areas and perimeters are two different concepts.


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'''2) Learning Objective'''
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