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Volume and surface area (Years 8 and 9)

This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topics of area, surface area and volume. There are sections that provide history and context for the topics, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8, Year 9
Audience	Teacher, School Leader
Purpose	Content knowledge
Format	Downloadable resources
Keywords	area, surface area, volume, prism, cylinder, circle, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Measurement
Topics	Pythagoras and trigonometry, Using units of measurement, Area, volume and surface area
AC: Mathematics content descriptions	ACMMG195 Choose appropriate units of measurement for area and volume and convert from one unit to another ACMMG196 Find perimeters and areas of parallelograms, trapeziums, rhombuses and kites ACMMG198 Develop formulas for volumes of rectangular and triangular prisms and prisms in general. Use formulas to solve problems involving volume ACMMG160 Calculate volumes of rectangular prisms ACMMG217 Calculate the surface area and volume of cylinders and solve related problems ACMMG218 Solve problems involving the surface area and volume of right prisms ACMMG242 Solve problems involving surface area and volume for a range of prisms, cylinders and composite solids
National numeracy learning progression	Understanding units of measurement - UuM9
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