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Perimeter of Polygons (Grade 3)

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Videos, examples, solutions, and lessons to help Grade 3 students learn to solve real world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.

Common Core: 3.MD.8

Suggested Learning Targets

  • I can identify polygons.
  • I can define perimeter.
  • I can find the perimeter of polygons when give the lengths of all sides.
  • I can find the unknown side lengths of polygons when given the perimeter.
  • I can show how rectangles with the same perimeter can have different areas and show rectangles with the same area can have different perimeters.
  • I can solve word problems.
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons(3.MD.8)

3 MD 8 Lesson 1
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the perimeter of a polygon by adding the side lengths.



3 MD 8 Lesson 2
In this lesson, you will learn how to find unknown side lengths of polygons given the perimeter. 3 MD 8 Lesson 3
In this lesson, you will learn how to find an unknown side length of a rectangle given the perimeter. Finding the perimeter of Squares and Rectangles- 3.MD.8 Find Unknown Side Given Perimeter - 3.MD.8 Perimeter of Polygons

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