How wrong?
In this lesson, students explore the importance of measurement errors by considering the ‘coastline paradox’ and real-world applications, including in aviation, sports and space exploration. They learn how measurement errors compound in volume calculations by exploring the impact of rounding when finding the volumes of prisms and cylinders.
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| Year level(s) | Year 10 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Worked examples, Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | errors, measurement, Maths Hub lesson plan |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking |
| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Using units of measurement, Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M10M04
Identify the impact of measurement errors on the accuracy of results in practical contexts |
| Numeracy progression |
Multiplicative strategies (P10)
Understanding units of measurement (P10) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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