Volume and mathematical modelling video
The video uses the scenario of a project manager asking the construction team if there are enough bricks onsite to build three identical foundations. To determine if more bricks need to be ordered, the calculated number of bricks is then compared to the number available on the pallet.
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- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 7
- Purpose
- Student activities
- Strand
- Measurement
- Topic
- Area, volume and surface area
- Audience
- Students
- Format
- Video
- Numeracy progression
- Multiplicative strategies (P7) Understanding units of measurement (P8, P9)
- Publisher
- Education Services Australia
- Copyright
- © 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons BY 4.0, unless otherwise indicated.
- Other terms
- real world maths
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