Mathematics / Year 10 / Measurement and Geometry / Using units of measurement

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Solve problems involving surface area and volume for a range of prisms, cylinders and composite solids (ACMMG242)

Elaborations
  • investigating and determining the volumes and surface areas of composite solids by considering the individual solids from which they are constructed
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Volume (Dimensions),  Cylinders,  Prisms,  Surface area

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