Starter Cards

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Starter Cards SHAPE ,SPACE and MEASURE
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Introduction

• These cards are designed to be used as mental and
  oral starters at Key Stages 2 to 4
• Ideally they should be laminated with the sample
  key questions on the back
• Please add key questions of your own and adapt
  the cards to reflect the ability of your
  students

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SSM1
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SSM1
SAMPLE KEY QUESTIONS
SUPPORT
CORE
EXTENSION
If the area of the square is a2 what is the
perimeter? .. Join two of these squares together
to form a rectangle find the area and perimeter
of this new shape .

• If each side of this square is 2cm long, what is
  its perimeter?
• If the perimeter is 12cm how long are the sides?
  How about 16cm, 20cm
• If each side of the square is 4cm long what is
  the area of the squarelt

If the perimeter is 49 cm what is the area? If
the area 9cm what is the perimeter? If the
area of ½ the square is 8cm what is its
perimeter?
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SSM2
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SSM2
SAMPLE KEY QUESTIONS
SUPPORT
CORE
EXTENSION
If the area of the square is a2 what is the
perimeter? .. Join two of these squares together
to form a rectangle find the area and perimeter
of this new shape .

• If the length of the rectangle is twice the
  width, and the length is 2cm, what is the
  perimeter?....
• If the perimeter is

If the perimeter is 49 cm what is the area? If
the area 9cm what is the perimeter? If the
area of ½ the square is 8cm what is its
perimeter?
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SSM3
B
A
( 0 , 0 )
C
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SSM3
SAMPLE KEY QUESTIONS
SUPPORT
CORE
EXTENSION

• If the perimeter is 12 units what are the
  coordinates of A , B ...
• If the area of the square is 25 square units .

• Each side of this square is 2 units long. What
  are the coordinates of point A, B
• If each side is now 3 units long, what are the
  coordinates of A, B ..
• ..

• If the square has side 6 units find the
  coordinates of the centre of the square.
• If the perimeter is 8 units find the coordinates
  of the centre of the square
• If the area

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SSM4
B
A
( 0 , 0 )
C
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SSM4
SAMPLE KEY QUESTIONS
SUPPORT
CORE
EXTENSION

• If the square has side 2 units and is reflected
  in the x axis what are the new coordinates of
  point A, B
• The square is reflected in the y axis

.Each side of the square is 2 units long. If I
move the square 2 units to the right, what are
the new coordinates of points A , B . The square
is moved up two units ..

• If the square has side 6 units find the
  coordinates of the centre of the square.
• If the perimeter is 8 units find the coordinates
  of the centre of the square
• If the area
• If the square is rotated clockwise

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SSM5
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SSM5
SAMPLE KEY QUESTIONS
SUPPORT
CORE
EXTENSION

• If the radius is 2cm and p is approximately 3,
  what is the circumference of the circle? Area ?
• If the diameter .

• . The radius is 2cm what is the diameter?
• R 3cm, 1.5cm .
• The diameter is 12cm, what is the radius?
• D 15cm, 4.2cm ..

• If the radius is 2.5 and p is approximately 3,
  what is the circumference .area .

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SSM6
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SSM6
SAMPLE KEY QUESTIONS
SUPPORT
CORE
EXTENSION

• B is the mid-point of the line. If A (4,2) what
  are the coordinates of point B?
• A(12,1) ..
• .B(3,1) .

. B is the point showing the middle of the line.
If the coordinates of point A are (4,4) what are
the coordinates of point B? A is the point (6,6)
.B is the point (4,4)

• If this line is the hypotenuse of a right angle
  triangle and B is the mid-point of this line,
  find the coordinates of the vertices of the
  triangle if B ( 2,2)
• Find the area ..

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SSM7
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SSM7
SAMPLE KEY QUESTIONS
SUPPORT
CORE
EXTENSION

• The point(0,0) is the mid-point of the line. If A
  (4,4)) what are the coordinates of point B?
• A(12,1) ..
• .B(-3,-1) .

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• If this line is the hypotenuse of a right angle
  triangle , find the coordinates of the vertices
  of the triangle if B ( -2,-2)
• Find the area ..

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SSM8
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SSM8
SAMPLE KEY QUESTIONS
SUPPORT
CORE
EXTENSION

• A is the mid-point of the line. If A (-4,-4))
  what are the coordinates of point B?
• A(-2,-1) ..
• .B(-3,-1) .

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• If this line is the hypotenuse of a right angle
  triangle , find the coordinates of the vertices
  of the triangle if ( -2,-1)
• Find the area ..