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Volume to surface area inquiry
This prompt sets up an investigation of the connection between volume and surface area. Students are invited to say if they agree with the prompt and why. They then test out their ideas. The resource includes the prompt, teacher notes, guided questions, examples of student work, and extension ideas.
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| Year level(s) | Year 9 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Assessment task, Extension, Student task, Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Differentiated teaching, Explicit teaching, Feedback, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | surface area, volume, cube, cuboid |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Measurement, Apply understanding, Build understanding |
| Topics | Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
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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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Inquiry Maths |
| Copyright | © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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