Title: Area
Room: 28
Learning Objectives
Level 4
To be able to calculate the area of a rectangle using the formula A = lw
What could be the dimensions of a rectangle which has an area of 10m2?
Level 5
To be able to recall and use the formula A = ½ bh to find the area of
a triangle.
How many different triangles can you draw with a base length of 5cm
and height of 6cm? What can you say about their areas?
Level 6
To be able to demonstrate how to calculate the area and perimeter
of compound shapes.
How can we break down compound shapes into simpler shapes?
Resources
Level 4
Introduce the idea of working backward.
Level 5
Introduce students to the idea of finding the area of a triangle.
Level 6
Demonstrate to students how to break shapes down into simpler shapes.
Learning Objective for next lesson:
Level 5
To be able to calculate the volume or surface area of a cuboid.
How do you find the volume of a cuboid with dimensions 12cm x 3cm x 4cm?
Level 6
To be able to explain how to calculate the area of a trapezium & parallelogram.
Can you explain why these rules work?
