Measurement and Geometry

Outcomes

Area and Surface Area
- MA5.1-8MG
  Calculates the areas of composite shapes, and the surface areas of rectangular and triangular prisms
  - Calculate the areas of composite shapes (ACMMG216)
    - Solve a variety of practical problems involving the areas of quadrilaterals and composite shapes
      
      Play Activities 3
      
      Examples
  - Solve problems involving the surface areas of right prisms (ACMMG218)
    - Identify the edge lengths and the areas making up the 'surface area' of rectangular and triangular prisms
      
      Play Activities 6
      
      Examples
Numbers of Any Magnitude
- MA5.1-9MG
  Interprets very small and very large units of measurement, uses scientific notation, and rounds to significant figures
  - Investigate very small and very large time scales and intervals (ACMMG219)
    - Round numbers to a specified number of significant figures
      
      Play Activities 21
      
      Examples
    - Interpret the meaning of prefixes for very small and very large units of measurement, such as 'nano', 'micro', 'mega', 'giga' and 'tera'
      
      Play Activities 5
      
      Examples
  - Express numbers in scientific notation (ACMNA210)
    - Express numbers in scientific notation
      
      Play Activities 3
      
      Examples
    - Solve problems involving scientific notation
      
      Play Activities 9
      
      Examples