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Volume of a water tank
Students calculate the volume of various shaped water tanks to determine the shape that provides the greatest storage capacity and smallest surface area.
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| Year level(s) | Year 10 |
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| Audience | Student |
| Purpose | Student task, Home practice tasks |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Sustainability |
| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M10M01
Solve problems involving the surface area and volume of composite objects using appropriate units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P7)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Global Education |
| Copyright | © Commonwealth of Australia 2012. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 AU. |
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