Mathematics / Year 7 / Measurement and Geometry / Geometric reasoning

Curriculum content descriptions

Classify triangles according to their side and angle properties and describe quadrilaterals (ACMMG165)

Elaborations
  • identifying side and angle properties of scalene, isosceles, right-angled and obtuse-angled triangles
  • describing squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, kites and trapeziums
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Angles,  Triangles (Shapes),  Sides (Polygons)

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Triangle Types

An interactive applet in which students classify triangles as isosceles, scalene and equilateral.

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Area of a square and a triangle

Do you know the formula for working out the area of a square? How about a triangle? Watch this short maths video to learn the formulas for both.

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Working out the areas

Do you know how to work out the area of a square, a rectangle or a triangle? Learn the simple maths formulas needed from this video. What would be the area of a rectangle with a height of 5cm and a length of 3cm?

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MathXplosion, Ep 34: Kite symmetry

Unfurl the secret of symmetry used in kites to make them fly! A kite in geometry looks a lot like a kite in the sky. We see that a kite is a special quadrilateral in which one of its two diagonals (long and short) is also its axis of symmetry, and if you fold the kite along that diagonal, the two halves will match up exactly ...

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Measurement: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of measurement ideas. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in measurement including teaching and cultural implications.

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The Geometry and Algebra of Honeycomb - Calculate

This integrated unit of work explores the amazing structures of honeycomb by examining the properties of regular and irregular polygons and polyhedra. Students then move on to solve problems using geometric and algebraic reasoning.