SUBJECTS: Maths
YEARS: 5–6
Want to know the trick to making a really big fort?
Using cushions to build a fort, explore the concept of finding the largest area for a fixed perimeter.
Surprisingly, there is no direct relationship between the perimeter of a rectangle and its area.
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Video © GAPC Entertainment.
Date of broadcast: 5 Nov 2018
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