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Using units of measurement

This resource discusses how the proficiencies can be embedded into the teaching of units of measurement by using practical, contextualised examples. For each activity there is a section on content knowledge, question ideas and responses, extensions and connections to other curriculum areas.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 7
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Content knowledge, Teaching resource
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Questioning
Keywords	area, square, triangle, rectangle, perimeter
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Measurement
Topics	Area, volume and surface area
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M7M01 Solve problems involving the area of triangles and parallelograms using established formulas and appropriate units
Numeracy progression	Understanding geometric properties (P6) Understanding units of measurement (P9)
Copyright details
Organisation	South Australian Department for Education
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