Grade 6 - Shape and Space
Standard 6.SS.3 - Calculate the area and perimeter of rectangles and squares with word problems.
Included Skills: Measurement
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 (formula) for determining the perimeter of polygons, including rectangles and squares. • Explain, using models, how the area of any rectangle can be determined. • Generalize a rule (formula) for determining the area of rectangles. • Explain, using models, how the volume of any right rectangular prism can be determined. • Generalize a rule (formula) for determining the volume of right rectangular prisms. • Solve a given problem involving the perimeter of polygons, the area of rectangles and/or the volume of right rectangular prisms.