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Area, perimeter and volume in the Australian Curriculum

Area, perimeter, surface area and volume. 10 content descriptions from Version 9.0, by year level.

Year 4

  • AC9M4M02

    recognise ways of measuring and approximating the perimeter and area of shapes and enclosed spaces, using appropriate formal and informal units

    Measurement

    Plan this

All Year 4 Mathematics

Year 5

  • AC9M5M02

    solve practical problems involving the perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes using appropriate metric units

    Measurement

    Plan this

All Year 5 Mathematics

Year 6

  • AC9M6M02

    establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and use it to solve practical problems

    Measurement

    Plan this

All Year 6 Mathematics

Year 7

  • AC9M7M01

    solve problems involving the area of triangles and parallelograms using established formulas and appropriate units

    Measurement

    Plan this
  • AC9M7M02

    solve problems involving the volume of right prisms including rectangular and triangular prisms, using established formulas and appropriate units

    Measurement

    Plan this

All Year 7 Mathematics

Year 8

  • AC9M8M01

    solve problems involving the area and perimeter of irregular and composite shapes using appropriate units

    Measurement

    Plan this
  • AC9M8M02

    solve problems involving the volume and capacity of right prisms using appropriate units

    Measurement

    Plan this
  • AC9M8M03

    solve problems involving the circumference and area of a circle using formulas and appropriate units

    Measurement

    Plan this

All Year 8 Mathematics

Year 9

  • AC9M9M01

    solve problems involving the volume and surface area of right prisms and cylinders using appropriate units

    Measurement

    Plan this

All Year 9 Mathematics

Year 10

  • AC9M10M01

    solve problems involving the surface area and volume of composite objects using appropriate units

    Measurement

    Plan this

All Year 10 Mathematics

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Where does area, perimeter and volume appear in the Australian Curriculum?
10 Mathematics content descriptions from Year 4 to Year 10 mention area, perimeter and volume. They are listed here by year with their codes.
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