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Surface area and nets
This resource explains volume and surface through a series of written explanations, diagrams, videos and interactive activities.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Content knowledge, Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | volume, prism formula, length, units, cubes |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | 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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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | CK-12 |
| Copyright | © CK-12 Foundation 2022. Free-for-education material. |
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