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What is perimeter?
The distance around a two-dimensional shape.
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What is a side?
The outside lines of a shape.
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What is a ruler?
A tool to measure that is straight.
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How do you find the perimeter of a shape?
Add ALL of the sides together.
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What is dimension?
All the sides of a shape.
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What are some examples of units used to measure sides?
Centimeters, inches, or feet.
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What is the perimeter of a SQUARE that has a length of 2 feet and width of 2 feet?
8 feet
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What is a unit?
How much a certain part of a side equals.
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When might you want to know the perimeter of something in real life?
If you need to measure the distance around a soccer field, rooms in a house, to build a park, or to measure something in your house.
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Set up teams and timer, then start the game. Press F11 for full screen mode.