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Measurement (Years 7 and 8)
This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topics of measurement and area. There are sections that provide history and context for the topics, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.
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Year level(s) | Year 6, Year 7, Year 8 |
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Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
Purpose | Content knowledge |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Keywords | measurement, area, volume, perimeter, units of measurement, 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 content descriptions |
ACMMG159
Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms, and use these in problem-solving
ACMMG160
Calculate volumes of rectangular prisms
ACMMG136
Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity
ACMMG138
Connect volume and capacity and their units of measurement
ACMMG195
Choose appropriate units of measurement for area and volume and convert from one unit to another
ACMMG196
Find perimeters and areas of parallelograms, trapeziums, rhombuses and kites
ACMMG198
Develop formulas for volumes of rectangular and triangular prisms and prisms in general. Use formulas to solve problems involving volume
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National numeracy learning progression |
Understanding units of measurement
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UuM8
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Copyright details |
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Organisation | AMSI |
Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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First steps in mathematics: Measurement – Book 2
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