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Planning notes

Level/Framework stage/Group: Stage 6

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Areas of Rectangles

Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students learn to use the multiplication formula to find the area of a rectangle. Using proportional reasoning students explore what happens to the area when the length and/or height of a rectangle is doubled.
  • Use multiplication to calculate the area of a rectangle.
  • Measure the length of a side using a ruler.
  • Use proportional reasoning to find the area of a rectangle.
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What Goes Around

Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students investigate the relationships between the area and perimeters of squares and rectangles.
  • Use a formula to calculate the area of rectangles and squares.
  • Investigate the relationship between the perimeter and area of rectangles.
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Fred's Rent-a-Fence

Level Three
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 number and measurement activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.

use multiplication to solve perimeter and area problems.

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Areas of Rectangles

Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students learn to use the multiplication formula to find the area of a rectangle. Using proportional reasoning students explore what happens to the area when the length and/or height of a rectangle is doubled.
  • Use multiplication to calculate the area of a rectangle.
  • Measure the length of a side using a ruler.
  • Use proportional reasoning to find the area of a rectangle.
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Is there Room?

Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 measurement activity from the Figure It Out theme series.A PDF of the student activity is included.

use multiplication to find areas of rectangles

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Fred's Rent-a-Fence

Level Three
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 number and measurement activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.

use multiplication to solve perimeter and area problems.

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Perplexing Perimeters

Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students develop a sense of the size of a centimetre and metre as they construct their own “rulers”. Students come to recognise the exactness of the measurement needed as they calculate the perimeter of objects.
  • Make appropriate, accurate measurements using standard units.
  • Use addition to find the perimeter of an object.
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