Measurement, chance and data - Perimeter and Area: 4.0

Dimension

Level

Progression Point

Measurement, chance and data

1.0 Standard

… Students compare length, area, capacity and mass of familiar objects using descriptive terms such as longer, taller, larger, holds more and heavier.

1.5

• Informal measurement of area and mass by making, describing and comparing personal units

2.0 Standard

… Students make, describe and compare measurements of length, area, volume, mass and time using informal units.

2.75

• Calculation of area through multiplication of the length of a rectangle by its width

3.0 Standard

… Students estimate and measure length, area, volume, capacity, mass and time using appropriate instruments

3.25

• Estimation and measurement of perimeter of polygons

3.5

• Estimation and measurement of surface area; for example, use of square metres, and area of land; for example, use of hectares

4.0 Standard

… Students use metric units to estimate and measure length, perimeter, area, surface area, mass, volume, capacity time and temperature.

4.25

• Development and use of formulas for the area and perimeter of triangles and parallelograms

4.5

• Calculation of total surface area of prisms, including cylinders, by considering their nets

5.0 Standard

… Students measure length, perimeter, area, surface area, mass, volume, capacity, angle, time and temperature using suitable units for these measurements in context.

They interpret and use measurement formulas for the area and perimeter of circles, triangles and parallelograms and simple composite shapes.

They calculate the surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders.

5.75

• Conversion between degrees and radians, and use of radians when calculating arc length and area of sectors

6.0 Standard

… Students estimate and measure length, area, surface area, mass, volume, capacity and angle.

They interpret and use mensuration formulas for calculating the perimeter, surface area and volume of familiar two- and three-dimensional shapes and simple composites of these shapes.