Measuring the World · Measurement

Area and Perimeter Relationships

Calculating the area of rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms.

Key Questions

  1. 1Can two shapes have the same area but different perimeters?
  2. 2How does the formula for the area of a triangle relate to the area of a rectangle?
  3. 3Why do we use square units when measuring area and cubic units for volume?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M6M01
Year: Year 6
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Measuring the World
Period: Measurement

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