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Measurement

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.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 6, Year 7, Year 8
Audience	Teacher, School Leader
Purpose	Content knowledge
Format	Downloadable resources
Keywords	measurement, area, volume, perimeter, units of measurement, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Measurement
Topics	Length, Using units of measurement, Area, volume and surface area
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M7M01 Solve problems involving the area of triangles and parallelograms using established formulas and appropriate units AC9M7M02 Solve problems involving the volume of right prisms including rectangular and triangular prisms, using established formulas and appropriate units AC9M6M01 Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity; choose and use decimal representations of metric measurements relevant to the context of a problem AC9M8M01 Solve problems involving the area and perimeter of irregular and composite shapes using appropriate units
Numeracy progression	Understanding geometric properties (P6) Understanding units of measurement (P8, P9)
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Organisation	AMSI
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