Name ___________________________________
Date_________________________
What is the Distance around a Polygon?
REMEMBER: The Perimeter is the distance around the polygon.
1. Make a square using the long sticks. How many inches is the perimeter of the
square? __________inches.
2. Make a rhombus using the long sticks. How many inches is the perimeter of the
rhombus? _________inches.
How are the perimeters of the square and the rhombus the same even though they are
different polygons? _______________________________________________________
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3. Make a rectangle with the sticks. How many inches is the perimeter of the
rectangle? ________inches.
4. Make a parallelogram with the sticks. How many inches is the perimeter of the
parallelogram? ________inches.
Were the perimeters of the rectangle and the parallelogram the same? How can this be
true? ___________________________________________________________________
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5. Choose a polygon _________________. What sticks did you use to make your
polygon? _______long sticks, and _______short sticks. What is the perimeter of
your polygon? ___________inches.