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Wrapping presents
A problem that provides a context to explore surface area and nets.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 6
- Purpose
- Teaching resource Student activities
- Strand
- Measurement
- Topic
- Length Using units of measurement Area, volume and surface area
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Webpage
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M6M02
- Numeracy progression
- Understanding units of measurement (P8)
- Publisher
- NRICH
- Copyright
- © 1997-2022 University of Cambridge. Free-for-education material.
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