| Task Name : Crusoe Estate | Task Level : F (Grade 5) | ||
| Semester : 1 | Topic : Perimeter and Area | VC Strand : Units of Measurement | |
| Web Address : http://maths.crusoecollege.vic.edu.au/uomF | |||
| Equipment Needed : Poster Paper | |||
| Victorian Curriculum outcome : Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles using familiar metric units | |||
| Task description : Students design eight different rectangular blocks of land and calculate the perimeter and area of each. If they are using a scale drawing, 1cm should be equivalent to 1m. Students calculate the cost for each block of land based on area ($100/m2) and perimeter (the blocks of land need to be fenced, at a cost of $200/m). | |||
| Assessment options : Scale drawing on poster paper or cardboard; Google SketchUp model. | |||
| Teacher notes : Ensure students using Google SketchUp are using it correctly and do not waste time adding unnecessary detail to their models. For scale drawings, the scale of 1cm = 1m means fairly small blocks of land, but it avoids further confusion with converting scale. | |||
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