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Area of a composite shape
In this activity students use the area of given triangles and rectangles to explore the area of an irregular polygon.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| Audience | Student |
| Purpose | Student task, Teaching resource |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Feedback |
| Keywords | polygon, rectangle, perimeter, area, triangle |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Using units of measurement |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8M01
Solve problems involving the area and perimeter of irregular and composite shapes using appropriate units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P9)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | GeoGebra |
| Copyright | © 2022 GeoGebra. Free-for-education material. |
