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Volume and surface area

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 7, 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 (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M7M02 Solve problems involving the volume of right prisms including rectangular and triangular prisms, using established formulas and appropriate units AC9M8M01 Solve problems involving the area and perimeter of irregular and composite shapes using appropriate units AC9M9M01 Solve problems involving the volume and surface area of right prisms and cylinders using appropriate units
Numeracy progression	Understanding units of measurement (P9)
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Organisation	AMSI
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