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Patrolling the perimeter
Students measure the dimensions of rectangles (including squares) in the environment, then estimate and measure their perimeter.
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| Year level(s) | Year 5 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Culturally responsive pedagogies, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | RAMR, YuMi Deadly Mathematics |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Length, Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M5M02
Solve practical problems involving the perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes using appropriate metric units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P7)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Queensland University of Technology |
| Copyright | © Queensland University of Technology. Free-for-education material. |
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