Students will learn how use the mathematical name of common 2D and 3D shapes, describe properties of 2D and 3D shapes, use a wide range of measures including non-standard units and standard metric unit of length, capacity and mass in a range of context, work out the area and perimeter of shapes including compound shapes, work out the volume of 3D shapes.
metric
units
millimetres (mm)
centimetres (cm)
metres (m)
kilometres (km)
millimetre (ml)
litres (l)
gram (g)
kilogram (kg)
imperial
inch
feet/foot (ft)
yard
mile
fluid ounce
cup
pint
gallon
ounce (oz)
pound (lb)
stone
square units
square and cubic units
volume
area
perimeter
compound shape
surface area
vertex
vertices
edges
surface
distance
compound
dimension
length
width
perpendicular height
circumference
radius
diameter
π
arc
tangent
chord
segment
sector
square
rectangle
triangle
parallelogram
trapezium
circle
net
cuboid
cube
prism
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The Language of Mathematics by Keith Devlin
Understanding of the magnitude of size and space.
In geography students estimate the area by drawing round the shape on graph paper and counting the squares.
