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This week in maths you will be unpacking the geometry and measurement goals. With your new knowledge you will be creating an activity that could be used by Sport Canterbury for their 'Top Team' Challenge. The goals you will be working on this week are as follows;
use side or edge lengths to find the perimeters of rectangles, parallelograms, and triangles.
use a variety of strategies to calculate the area of rectangles, parallelograms, and triangles.
use side or edge lengths to find the volumes of cuboids.
use appropriate scales, devices, and metric units for weight (mass) and to accurately measure length.
convert between metric units, using whole numbers and commonly used decimals.
Please 'buff' these goals on Hero.
Before you start creating your activity you must complete the following four tasks.
Learn
Learn
Task 1: Perimeter (Tuesday)
Task 1: Perimeter (Tuesday)
Perimeter is the distance around a 2D shape.
Learn it:
Watch the video
In the example to the right, the perimeter of this shape would be 7 + 3 + 7 + 3 = 20.
Check out this resource
In your maths book, solve the following perimeter problems on this google doc - link to doc.
Task 2: Area (Tuesday)
Task 2: Area (Tuesday)
Area is the size of a surface.
Learn it:
Watch the video
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Formulas: (Note: w = width, h = height, b = base)
Rectangles, Parallelograms & Squares: Area = w × h
Triangle: Area = 1/2b x h
Example: A = b x h = 5 x 3 = 15
Check out this video for help on area!
In your maths book, solve the following area problems on this google doc - link to doc.
*Optional* Task 3: Volume (Wednesday)
*Optional* Task 3: Volume (Wednesday)
The amount of 3-dimensional space something takes up.
Learn it:
Watch the video
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Formula: length × width × height
Units of volume include: Metric: cubic centimetres (cm3), cubic metres (m3), litres
Volume = 10 × 4 × 5 = 200 units3
Check out this video for help on area!
In your maths book, solve the following area problems on this google doc - link to doc.
Task 4: Metric Units (Wednesday)
Task 4: Metric Units (Wednesday)
An important part of measurement is knowing how to convert between metric units i.e. converting between cm and m.
Examples:
Length:
2.8km --- 2800m
110mm --- 1.1cm
100m --- 1000cm
Mass:
1.2kg --- 1200g
1300mg --- 1.3g
180g --- 0.08kg
In your maths book, solve the following converting problems on this google doc - link to doc.
Create
Create
Task 5: Create your activity (Thursday & Friday)
Task 5: Create your activity (Thursday & Friday)
Your task is to create a Top Team activity challenge based on team building. Your game must adhere to the following criteria;
You must display all appropriate measurements (mass and length)
Perimeter and area of the game must be calculated
You can choose to plan out your activity in your maths book or on a google drawing
If you choose to create a water activity - you must include volume
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Share
Share your activity on your blog with an explanation of how it works and the goals you have covered this week in maths.
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