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Mathematics
Quarter 3 – Week 8 - Module 8:
Differentiating Perimeter from Area
and Converting Square Centimeters
to Square Meters and Vice Versa

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 Mathematics 4
Quarter 3 – Week 8- Module 8: Lesson 1: Differentiating Perimeter from
Area
Lesson 2: Converting Square Centimeters to
Square Meters and Vice Versa

First Edition, 2021

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 Target

Great day learners! Welcome to Mathematics World. In your

previous module you have learned on how to solve routine and
non-routine problems involving perimeter. Now, unlashed
yourself and fill with new learning.
In this module, you are expected to attain this learning
competency.
 Differentiate perimeter from area. (M4ME-IIIj-53)
 Convert square centimeters to square meter and vice versa.
(M4ME-IIIj-54)

Lesson 1 Differentiating Perimeter

from Area

Jumpstart

Before we start the lesson, try to answer the following

activities on your paper.
A. Directions: Write √ if the statement is correct and X if it is
incorrect.
_______ 1. If Jessica wants to put a carpet on her bedroom, she
needs to find
out first the distance around her bedroom.
_______ 2. Area can be used to calculate the length of a fence
required to
surround a garden.
_______ 3. We can find the area by counting the unit squares.
_______ 4. Perimeter measures the distance around a closed
figure.
_______ 5. To find the area of a garden, add all the measure of the
sides.

B. Directions: Write P if the statement tells about perimeter

and write A if it tells about area.

_______ 6. It is used to calculate the size of a tile to cover the

whole floor.
_______ 7. The space or region occupied by a closed figure.
_______ 8. It measures one dimension; example 5 m or 5 meters.
_______ 9. The distance around a certain figure or shape.
_______10. It measures the number of square units.

Discover

What’s the difference between area and perimeter?

The goal of this lesson is to help you understand the difference
between area and perimeter. In simplest terms: area is the
amount of space inside a shape, and perimeter is the distance
around outside of the shape.

What is area?
Area measures the number of square units that can fit on the
inside of a shape. If you copied a shape onto grid paper, the area
would be the number of squares that the shape covers up.
The main idea is that area is the amount of space on the inside of
the shape.
Illustrate:

10 squares

Count the number of squares. How many squares are there? 10

squares fit inside the shape, so the area is 10 square units. The
number of squares that fit in the inside of the shape is the area of
the shape.

Therefore, area is the amount of space occupied by a closed

figure.
Units for Area
Area is a 2 dimensional space or region occupied by a closed
figure. It is always measured in square units like square meter or
m2, square centimeters or cm2, square inches or inches2.
Usage
Area can be used to calculate the size of the carpet to cover the
whole floor of a room or to tile a bathroom.

What is a Perimeter?
Perimeter measure the distance around the outside of the
shape. Think about it as if you’re about to put a fence around the
outside of the shape and you need to know the length of the
fence.
Illustrate:

2
2
1 2
2 The distance around
3
is 14
2

Count the spaces around the outside of the shape. The distance
around it is 14. This means that the perimeter is 14 units.
Perimeter is the distance around a closed figure.
Unit for Perimeter
Perimeter is always measured in linear unit. Example 5 m or 5
meters, 14 cm or 14 centimeters, 2 inches or 2 in2.

Usage
Perimeter can be used to calculate the length of fence
required to surround a yard or a garden.
To better understand the two concepts and their differences.
Let’s have another example:

This is a graph of a square

yard. The brown boarder is a
Area fence, while the green square is
the grass.
The perimeter of this square
is the length of the fence, while
the area of this square is the
Perimeter
amount of grass.
Comparison Chart

Area Perimeter
Definition The amount of space or The distance around a
region occupied by a closed figure.
closed figure.
Measurement Square unit (sq) Linear Unit
Measures two Measures one
dimensions dimension
Example: 24m2 or 24 Example: 16cm or 16
square meter centimeters
Usage Example: to carpet the Example: to put a fence
whole room around the garden

Explore

A. Directions: Read and understand each item. Choose the

letter of the correct answer.

1. I have a shape with 5 sides. Their lengths are: 1, 1, 2, 3, 4.

What can you say about this shape?
a. It has an area of 24 units.
b. It has an area of 11 units.
c. It has a perimeter of 11 units.
d. It has a perimeter of 24 units.
For numbers 2 and 3, read this situation then answer the
questions.
Aquila recently purchased a large painting. She wants to
know how much wood she needs to build a frame. She also wants
to know how much space the painting will take up on this wall in
her room.
2. If she wants to know how much wood she needs to build a
frame, what does she needs to find out about the painting?
a. The area of the painting.
b. The perimeter of the painting.
c. The volume of the painting.
d. None of the above

3. If she wants to know how much space the painting will take
up on this wall in her room, what does she needs to find out
about the painting?
a. The area of the painting.
b. The perimeter of the painting.
c. The volume of the painting.
d. None of the above

4. Every morning, Athena walks around the park before going

to school. She wants to know the distance she covers every
day. What does she need to find out about the park?
a. The area of the park.
b. The perimeter of the park.
c. The volume of the park.
d. None of the above

5. Mang Enrico is using square tiles to cover the entire

surface. What do you call the number of tiles he used to
cover the entire surface?
a. Area
b. Perimeter
c. Volume
d. None of the above

B. Direction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer. Choose

your answer inside the box below.

6. Area is the number of ________ that fit inside a figure or

shape.
7. ________ is used to measure perimeter.
 8. The amount of space or region occupied by a closed figure is
called _________.
9. _________ is used to calculate the length of a lot.
10.Area is always measured in ________.

Linear Unit square square unit

square perimeter length

Deepen

Remember:
 Area is the amount of space occupied by a closed figure,
while perimeter is a distance around a closed figure.

 Area measures the number of square units like square

meter or m2, square centimetre or cm2 , square inches or in2
while perimeter is measured in units like cm or centimetre,
m or meter, in or inches.

 Area is used to carpet the whole room, tile a kitchen, while

perimeter is used to put a fence around a yard, garden, or a
lot.
Let’s answer the following.
A. Directions: Choose inside the box the following that
describes area and perimeter. Write your answer in the
proper column.

Area Perimeter

amount of space
distance around
inside a shape
length of a fence
measured in units (cm, m)
one dimension
square unit (cm2, m2)
two dimensions

B. Direction: In 3 to 5 sentences, write the difference between

area and perimeter. (5pts.)
 Gauge

Directions: Read and understand each item. Choose the letter of

the correct answer.

1. Mr. Rex bought a lot. He wants to put a fence around his

lot. What does he need to find out about the lot?
a. Area of the lot c. Perimeter of the lot
b. Volume of the lot d. None of the above

2. Jason is using a square tile to cover the entire surface of the

bathroom. What do you call the number of tiles he used to
cover the entire surface?
a. Area b. Perimeter c. Volume d. Circumference

3. Dubby draw a shape with 6 sides. Its lengths are 1, 2, 2, 3,

4. What can you say about this shape?
a. It has an area of 15 units.
b. c. It has a perimeter of 15 units.
c. It has an area of 144 units.
d. d. It has a perimeter of 144 units.

4. Chique wants to put a lace on her pillow case. What must

she consider first so that she can busy the exact length of
lace she needed?
a. Area of the pillow case c. Volume of the pillow case
b. Perimeter of the pillow case d. None of the above

5. Mr. Quadratico wants to divide his lot between his two sons.
What must he do first with his lot so that both sons will
have an equal share?
a. know the area of the lot
b. know the volume of the lot
c. know the perimeter of the lot
d. none of the above
For numbers 6 and 7, read the situation then answer the
questions.

The Lim Family bought a rice field. They want to know how much
soil they need to fill the field, they also want to put a fence
around their rice field.

6. If the family wants to know how much soil they need to fill
the field, what do they needs to find out about the field?
a. The area of the field. c. The volume of the field.
b. The perimeter of the field. d. None of the above.

7. If they want to put a fence around their rice field, what

should they consider first before fencing the rice field?
a. The area of the rice field.
b. The volume of the rice field.
b. The volume of the rice field.
d. None of the above
8. Which of the following measures the distance around a
garden?
a. area b. perimeter c. volume d. circumference

9. The amount of space inside a shape is called _________.

a. area b. perimeter c. volume d. circumference
10. Which of the following measured in linear unit?
a. area b. perimeter c. volume d. circumference
Lesson 2 Converting Square Centimeters
to Square Meters and Vice
Versa

Jumpstart
Let’s start.
A. Convert the following square meter to square centimetre.
Choose your answer inside the box.
1. 1 sq m = ___________
2. 4 sq m = ___________
3. 6 sq m = ___________
4. 8 sq m = ___________
5. 9 sq m = ___________

400 6, 000 80, 000

800 10, 000 90, 000
900 40, 000
1, 000 60, 000

B. Convert the following sq. cm. to sq. m. Choose your answers

inside the circle.

6. 20, 000 sq. cm. = ___________ 100 500

7. 30, 000 sq. cm. = ___________ 10 5
8. 50, 000 sq. cm. = ___________
3 300
9. 100, 000 sq. cm.= __________
10.90, 000 sq. cm. = ___________ 200 2
9 9, 000
 Discover

Read, analyze, and solve the word problem

Problem 1:

Chalix and his classmates are busy cleaning the garden of San
Marcelino Elementary School. If the area of the school garden is 850, 000
sq. cm., what is its equivalent in square meters?

How will you solve the problem?

Let’s study this:

Remember: 10, 000 square meter = 1 sq. m.
850, 000 sq. cm. = _________ sq. m.

Solution:
850, 000 sq. cm. x 1 sq. m._______
10, 000 sq. cm.
= 850, 000 sq. m
850, 000/ 10, 000
10, 000
= 85 sq. m.

Therefore, 850, 000 sq. cm. is equivalent to 85 sq. m.

Notice that 850, 000 sq. cm. is divided by 10, 000. Since
centimeter is a unit smaller than meter we divided it by 10, 000.
Let’s study another problem.
Problem 2:
Kitty wanted to find out how many square centimeters
there are n 23 square meter.

Do you want to help Kitty? So, let’s help her solve for the answer.

Remember: 1 sq. m. = 10, 000 sq. cm.

23 sq. m. = ________ sq. cm.
Solution:
23 sq. m. = 23 sq. m. x 10, 000 sq. cm
1 sq. m.
= 230, 000 sq. cm.

Therefore, there are 230, 000 sq. cm. in 23 square meter.

Notice that 23 sq. m. is multiplied by 10, 000.

Since meter is a unit bigger than centimetre we multiply by 10,

000.

Let’s study these examples:

Solution
1. 1 sq. m. = 10, 000 sq. cm. 1 x 10, 000
2. 2 sq. m. = 20, 000 sq. cm. 2 x 10, 000

3. 20, 000 sq. cm = 2 sq. m. 20, 000 / 10, 000

4. 21, 000 sq. cm = 2.1 sq. m. 21, 000 / 10, 000

For numbers 1 and 2, from bigger unit to smaller unit, so

multiply by 10, 000.
 For numbers 3 and 4, from smaller unit to bigger unit, so
divide by 10, 000.

Now, you already learned how to convert square meter to

square centimetre and vice versa. It’s your turn to answer these
activities. Let’s get going!

Explore

A. Find the equivalent unit.

1. 9 sq. m. = ______________
2. 2.8 sq. m. = ______________
3. 52, 000 sq. cm. = ______________
4. 70, 000 sq. cm. = ______________
5. 100, 000 sq. cm. = ______________

B. Tell whether you must multiply or divide to change the

square unit, then convert.

6. 20, 000 sq. m. = ____________ sq. m. ______________

7. 50, 000 sq. cm. = ____________ sq. m. _______________
8. 7 sq. m. = ____________ sq. cm. _______________
9. 150, 000 sq. cm. = ____________ sq. m. _______________
10. 6 sq. m. = ____________ sq. cm. _______________
 Deepen
Remember:
 There are 10, 000 square centimetres in 1 square meter.

 To convert square centimeters to square meters, we divide

by 10, 000.

 To convert square meters to square centimeters, we multiply

by 10, 000.

Let’s answer the following.

A. Direction: Draw a line from the measurement in column A
to the measurement in column B.

A B
1. 5 sq. m. a. 70, 000 sq. cm.
2. 7 sq. m. b. 8 sq. m.
3. 18, 000 sq. cm. c. 43 sq. m.
4. 43, 000 sq. cm. d. 1.8 sq. m.
5. 80, 000 sq. cm. e. 50, 000 sq. cm.
f. 4.3 sq. m.
B. Directions: Complete the table with the correct unit of square
measure needed.

Area in Square Centimeters Area in Square Meters

6. 26, 000
7. 7
8. 30, 000
9. 6.1

10. 54, 000

Gauge

A. Directions: Read and understand each item. Write the letter

of the correct answer.

1. What is the equivalent unit of 2 square meter?

a. 200 sq. cm. b. 2, 000 sq. cm.
c. 20, 000 sq. cm. d. 200, 000 sq. cm.

2. If you convert 30, 000 square centimeters to square meter,

what is the answer?
a. 3 sq. m. b. 30 sq. m.
c. 300 sq. m. d. 3, 000 sq m.

3. How many square centimeters are there in 1 square meter?

a. 100 sq. cm. b. 1, 000 sq. cm.
c. 10, 000 sq. cm. d. 100, 000 sq. cm.
4. To convert or change square meter to square centimetre,
____________.
a. divide by 10, 000
b. multiply by 10, 000
c. add by 10, 000
d. subtract by 10, 000

5. Don Julius backyard measures 90, 000 sq. cm. What is the
area of his backyard in square meter?
a. 9 sq. m.
b. 90 sq. m.
c. 900 sq. m.
d. 9, 000 sq. m.

6. A 30 sq. m. pool is to be tilled by square tile. How many

square centimeters of tiles will be needed to completely tile
the pool?
a. 300 sq. m.
b. 3, 000 sq. m.
c. 30, 000 sq. m.
d. 300, 000 sq. m.

B. Direction: Convert the following units as indicated.

7. 4 sq. m. = _______________ sq. cm.

8. 6 sq. m. = _______________ sq. cm.

9. 10, 000 sq. m. = ______________ sq. m.

10.80, 000 sq. cm. = ______________ sq. m.

 Lesson 2
Jumpstart Explore Deepen
A. A. A.
1. 10, 000 sq. cm. 1. 90, 000 sq. cm. 1. e
2. 40, 000 sq. cm. 2. 28, 000 sq. cm. 2. a
3. 60, 000 sq. cm. 3. 5.2 sq. m. 3. d
4. 80, 000 sq. cm. 4. 7 sq. m. 4. f
5. 90, 000 sq. cm. 5. 10 sq. m. 5. b
B. B. B.
6. 2 sq. m. 6. 200, 000 sq. m. – multiply 6. 2.6
7. 3 sq. m. 7. 5 sq. m. – divide 7. 70, 000
8. 5 sq. m. 8. 70, 000 sq. cm. – multiply 8. 3
9. 10 sq. m. 9. 15 sq. m. – divide 9. 61, 000
10. 9 sq. m. 10. 60, 000 sq. cm. – multiply 10. 5.4
Gauge
A.
1. c
2. a
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. c
B.
7. 40, 000 sq. cm.
8. 60, 000 sq. cm.
9. 1 sq. m.
10. 8 sq. m.
Lesson 1
Jumpstart Explore Deepen Gauge
A. A. A.
1. x 1. c Perimeter Area
2. x 2. b 1. b
distance around amount of square
3. √ 3. a 2. a
length of fence inside a shape
4. √ 4. b 3. c
measured in square unit
5. x 5. a 4. b
units, (cm, m) (cm2, m2)
one dimension two dimensions 5. a
B. B. 6. a
6. A 6. Square 7. b
7. A 7. Linear Unit B. 8. b
8. P 8. Area .
Area is the amount of space 9. a
9. P 9. Perimeter
occupied by a closed figure while 10. b
10. A 10. Square Units
perimeter is the distance around a
closed figure
Answer Key
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