"Area" and "Perimeter" are both vocabulary words associated with 2D shapes, but what's the difference between the two? Do shapes with the same area have the same perimeter automatically? How is area related to perimeter, and what are some examples in real life where we care about how much area a shape has versus how long the shape's perimeter is? Come and find out the answers to all of those questions in this video!

Keywords: area, perimeter, units, square units

Aligned with Common Core State Standards — Math
Measurement & Data | Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter
3.MD.D.8: Solve real world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.