Stage 3 · Two-dimensional spatial structure A · Area: Calculate the areas of rectangles using familiar metric units · Topic: Geometry: shapes & angles · Year 5, 6
Recognise that rectangles with the same area may have different dimensions
Dot point ID k-10-2022-stage-3-two-dimensional-spatial-structure-a/tda-met-stg3-05 · NESA code MA_K_10_CP_TDA_MET_STG3_05 · See it on the NSW Curriculum website ↗
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Outcomes for this focus area (MA3-2DS-01, MA3-2DS-02, MA3-2DS-03)
MA3-2DS-01 investigates and classifies two-dimensional shapes, including triangles and quadrilaterals based on their propertiesMA3-2DS-02 selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate areas, including areas of rectanglesMA3-2DS-03 combines, splits and rearranges shapes to determine the area of parallelograms and trianglesCore resources for this dot point
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Simulation
- PhET Area BuilderUse it for: Build rectangles with the same area but different perimeters (and vice versa) before formalising A = l × w.