Lesson-Volume

Learning Intention: Use side or edge lengths to find the perimeters and areas of rectangles, parallelograms and triangles and the volume of cuboids

Do Now: List the first 10 of the following numbers:

a) Even

b) Prime 

c) Square

d) Cube

Activity

1) In your Maths exercise book, draw the first five square numbers.

2) Create cubes of these first four square numbers and complete the table

3) Create as many different shape cuboids with a maximum of 12 cubes and complete the table:

Extension:

1) A certain rectangular shape has an area of 60 square units, what might the length of its sides be?

2) You have been given 36 metres of string to ‘rope off’ a rectangular area that can be made in to a vegetable garden. What is the largest rectangular garden you can make?

Justify your choice, using diagrams and or tables of information.

3) Maths workbook: On Track p 78/79, Fast Track 77