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Finding area by decomposing and rearranging
A lesson showing how to decompose shapes to find their areas.
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| Year level(s) | Year 6, Year 7 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Length, Using units of measurement, Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M6M02
Establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and use it to solve practical problems
AC9M7M01
Solve problems involving the area of triangles and parallelograms using established formulas and appropriate units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P6)
Understanding units of measurement (P8, P9) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Illustrative Mathematics |
| Copyright | © 2017-2019 by Open Up Resources. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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