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Year 7 · Mathematics and statistics · Measurement

Perimeter, area and volume formulae

Metric units with prefixes, perimeter, area and volume formulae, finding unknown sides, composite shapes, timetables and durations.

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  • 3D lesson: Perimeter, area and volume formulae — Build rectangles, triangles and cuboids from unit squares and cubes to discover P = 2(l + w), A = lw, A = ½bh and V = lwh, then solve real problems.
  • Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
  • Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
  • Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.

Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 3 (Years 7–8), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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