Grade 6 - Shape and Space
Standard 6.SS.3 - Compare two figures and find which has the greater perimeter or area.
Included Skills: Geometry
Develop and apply a formula for determining the • perimeter of polygons • area of rectangles • volume of right rectangular prisms • Explain, using models, how the perimeter of any polygon can be determined. • Generalize a rule for determining the perimeter of polygons. • Explain, using models, how the area of any rectangle can be determined. • Generalize a rule for determining the area of rectangles. • Explain, using models, how the volume of any right rectangular prism can be determined. • Generalize a rule for determining the volume of right rectangular prisms. • Solve a problem involving the perimeter of polygons, the area of rectangles, or the volume of right rectangular prisms.