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Cuboid challenge poster
Students make an open box from a 20 cm by 20 cm piece of card by cutting out four squares and folding the flaps. They are then challenged to calculate the largest volume of the box.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| Audience | Student |
| Purpose | Student task, Home practice tasks |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Shapes and objects |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8M02
Solve problems involving the volume and capacity of right prisms using appropriate units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P9)
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| Organisation | NRICH |
| Copyright | © 1997-2021 University of Cambridge. Free-for-education material. |
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