04 December 2012

4 December, S1 - 8/M3*

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.








Homework: 

Compound Area and Perimeter Sorting

Complete this on paper and email me the answers before the first lesson next week

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?