Math Games

Grade 6 - Shape and Space

Standard 6.SS.2 - Compare two figures and find which has the greater perimeter or area.

Included Skills:

Extend and apply understanding of perimeter of polygons, area of rectangles, and volume of right rectangular prisms (concretely, pictorially, and symbolically) including:
• relating area to volume
• comparing perimeter and area
• comparing area and volume
• generalizing strategies and formulae
• analyzing the effect of orientation
• solving situational questions.
• Generalize formulae and strategies for determining the perimeter of polygons, including rectangles and squares.
• Generalize a formula for determining the area of rectangles.
• Explain, using models, the relationship between the area of the base of a right rectangular prism and the volume of the same 3-D object.
• Generalize a rule (formula) for determining the volume of right rectangular prisms.
• Analyze the effect of orientation on the perimeter of polygons, area of rectangles, and volume of right rectangular prisms.
• Solve a situational question involving the perimeter of polygons, the area of rectangles, and/or the volume of right rectangular prisms.
• Critique the following statements using concrete or pictorial models:
- "For any two right rectangular prisms, the one with the greater volume will be the prism that has the greatest base area".
- "For any two rectangles, the rectangle with the greatest perimeter will also have the greatest area".