reSolve: Mathematical modelling – Packaging designer
In this unit, students assume the role of consultants to a packaging company that produces packs for a range of different cylindrical objects such as candles, drinks bottles and perfumes. Comparison is made between the design cycle and the modelling cycle, and students reflect upon how design work might be informed by an understanding of mathematical modelling processes. In addition, students are given some practice scenarios so they can develop their skills in interpreting and critiquing mathematical models.
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Year level(s) | Year 8, Year 9 |
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Audience | Teacher |
Purpose | Teaching resource |
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
Keywords | nets, shapes, modelling |
Curriculum alignment |
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Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
Strand and focus | Space, Apply understanding |
Topics | Shapes and objects |
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8M01
Solve problems involving the area and perimeter of irregular and composite shapes using appropriate units
AC9M9M01
Solve problems involving the volume and surface area of right prisms and cylinders using appropriate units
AC9M8M06
Use Pythagoras' theorem to solve problems involving the side lengths of right-angled triangles |
Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P9, P10)
Understanding geometric properties (P7) Multiplicative strategies (P9) |
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Organisation | ReSolve: Maths by Inquiry |
Copyright | © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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