Maths planning/ideas

Curriculum focus for measurement is calculation and problem solving of the following
formula;

Areas of rectangles:

= Width x length.

Rectangle is 4 sided shape with 4 90 degree angles.

Areas of triangles

= base x height/2

Height is the length from base to top corner of triangle

Areas of parallelograms

= base x height
Calculate the volume of rectangular prisms

V= length x width x height

Notes

What do they already know in this area? Do I simply work on the 4 formulas above, or do we need to
look at other areas of measurement?
Possible first lesson

Establishing students understating of measurement

Establishing their understanding of calculating different measurements.

Discuss what do we think about when I say the word area?

Do we always use formal measurement when we are measuring things?

Exploration through activity stations including moving outside.

Handprint

Measuring different objects with different tools.

Drawing shapes outside and working out the area

Focus on area through Travelling Australia measurement lessons

Ask students to work out measurements of different items?

Other lessons

Links between rectangles and triangles

Links between triangles and parallelograms

What is volume? Real life classroom example

Problem solving let them discover the formulas

House design/remodel project (assessment of understanding and application of skills to problem

solving task)
Overview:

Calculate areas of rooms for flooring (different flooring types will require different measurements
such as carpet versus tiles for a room versus floor boards and conversion of these to fit the area)
Calculate walls for painting (how many litres in a paint can, how much area will it cover and how
many coats)
Garden for landscaping
Costing of the options and fitting into a budget
Students remodel, or use existing house model (if remodel I provide the house rules that they must
meet which would enable the different shapes to be covered off. If no remodel I ensure each shape is
included) to apply their understanding of area and measurement, and to cost this renovation within
a defined budget.
Provide them with a house design that incudes triangles and parallelograms etc, and or they have to
draw from scratch a house design and include a certain number of shapes, and or you give them a
house design and they remodel to include certain criteria (like on house rules) but within a budget.
They have to calculate every room measurement
Then pick their flooring and wall design scheme based on a budget
Then cost based on calculations
Could add landscaping?
Could include furniture like wardrobes and kitchen cabinetry etc.
Then try and put it into the 3d design online
End product would be
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Scaled drawing of their house design drawn to scale showing all calculation and
measurements
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Costing sheet
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Photograph of colour scheme (if I can get samples)
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Printout of their design in 3d