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Sizing them up
Teachers notes with a worksheet that provides guidance on how students can investigate the area of irregular shapes using informal measurement.
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| Year level(s) | Year 4 |
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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 | Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M4M02
Recognise ways of measuring and approximating the perimeter and area of shapes and enclosed spaces, using appropriate formal and informal units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P6)
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| Organisation | NRICH |
| Copyright | © Crown Copyright. Free-for-education material. |
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