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Pouring problem
This task has been designed to stimulate learners' curiosity and explain what they know about capacity and volume.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Mass and capacity, Using units of measurement, Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7M02
Solve problems involving the volume of right prisms including rectangular and triangular prisms, using established formulas and appropriate units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P9)
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| Organisation | NRICH |
| Copyright | © 1997-2022 University of Cambridge. Free-for-education material. |
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