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Volume ratios
This prompt explores the effect of changing the dimensions of a cube on the volume. It uses ratio, scale factor and measurement. There is scope for the use of dynamic geometry and concrete materials. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8, Year 9 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Assessment task, Extension, Student task, Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Differentiated teaching, Explicit teaching, Feedback, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | volume, surface area, scale factor, ratio |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Measurement, Space, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Area, volume and surface area, Proportion, rates and ratios |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8M05
Recognise and use rates to solve problems involving the comparison of 2 related quantities of different units of measure
AC9M9M05
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving direct proportion, rates, ratio and scale, including financial contexts; formulate the problems and interpret solutions in terms of the situation; evaluate the model and report methods and findings |
| Numeracy progression |
Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P8)
Proportional thinking (P5, P7) Understanding geometric properties (P7) Understanding money (P9) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Inquiry Maths |
| Copyright | © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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