Year 7, Unit 08 – Constructing prisms
This 8-lesson unit addresses content from the focus area of Volume.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.
The lessons and sequences in this Stage 4 program of learning are designed to allow students to describe, represent and calculate the volume of prisms. As well as convert between metric units of volume and capacity to solve problems.
Introduction
Constructing prisms – unit of work (DOCX 341 KB)
Lesson 1 – different views
Lesson 2 – cross-sections
Lesson 3 – multiple cubes
Lesson 4 – a loaf of bread
Lesson 5 – finding volumes
Lesson 6 – volume and capacity
Lesson 7 – fish in captivity
Lesson 8 – fuel
Supporting strategies
The Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
Detailed implementation information including key features and resources is available on the Mathematics syllabus development page (NESA).