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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.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 9
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Measurement
- Topic
- Area, volume and surface area
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M9M01
- Numeracy progression
- Understanding units of measurement (P9)
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- cube
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