Exercise 1
Fully explain how to calculate the angles in a pie chart using the following example:
Car Colours:
Red 5
Blue 10
Green 2
Silver 12
Other 7
Exercise 2
Solve the following equations (showing your workings):
a) 3x + 4 = 19
b) 5v - 2 = 18
c) 2t - 5 = 7
d) 3x + 4 = 4x + 3
Lesson
Title: Area
Learning Objectives
Grade F
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?
Grade E
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?
Grade D
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
Introduce the idea of working backward.
Introduce students to the idea of finding the area of a triangle.
Demonstrate to students how to break shapes down into simpler shapes.
Learning Objective for next lesson:
Grade E
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?
Grade D
To be able to explain how to calculate the area of a trapezium & parallelogram.
Can you explain why these rules work?
