Finding Area
Find the area of each of the shapes by multiplying length by width. All shapes are measured in either millimetres, centimetres or metres. Answer sheet is included.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to solve practical problems involving the perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes using appropriate metric units.
Curriculum alignment
MA3-AR-01
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Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
MA3-GM-02
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Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths and distances including perimeters
MA3-2DS-02
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Selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate areas, including areas of rectangles
MA3-2DS-03
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Combines, splits and rearranges shapes to determine the area of parallelograms and triangles
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.