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Laptop wrap: Under the surface

Learning objects Laptop wrap: Under the surface

TLF ID M016697

In this laptop-friendly resource, students consider the difference between volume and surface area before posing practical problems. They then consider issues relating to unit conversions and similar figures.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This resource is valuable for addressing the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics content descriptions in Years 9 and 10 related to finding the surface area and volume of solids. Activities involving Geogebra and Google Sketchup help students discover relationships and deduce generalisations.
Year level

9; 10; 11; 12

Topics Units of measurement Surface area Volume (Dimensions) Cylinders Right prisms
Learning area
  • Mathematics

Other details

Contributors
  • Author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Data contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Publisher
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • © State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2013.