Task Name : Crusoe Estate |
Task Level : J (Year 9) |
Semester : 1 |
Topic : Perimeter and Area |
VC Strand : Units of Measurement |
Web Address : http://maths.crusoecollege.vic.edu.au/uomJ
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Equipment Needed : Poster Paper |
Victorian Curriculum outcome : Find perimeters and areas of parallelograms, trapeziums, rhombuses and kites |
Task description : . Students design 4 parallelograms, 4 rhombuses, 4 trapezoids and 4 kite blocks. 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). |
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. |