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Term 2, week 4 - Maths

Task description

Dear Year 7s,

Here is your independant learning task for the week and some instructions:

  • Find the measurements like you’re spying on the shape’s secret life.

  • Use the right formula or the Maths Police will issue you a “Confusion Warning.”

  • Show your working so your future self doesn’t scream, “WHAT WAS I DOING?!”

  • Check your answer—if the area is bigger than Earth, try again.

  • Write it neatly, because ancient archaeologists should not be needed to decode your maths.

    Have fun!

Area of Rectangles and Triangles

Duration: 1 hour

1. Warm-up Quiz (10 minutes)

Answer the questions below in the spaces provided.

  1. What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?
  1. A rectangle is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its area?
  1. What is the formula for the area of a triangle?
  1. A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its area?
  1. Give one real-life example where you might need to find area.

1b. Extra Warm-up: Perimeter of a Rectangle

Write the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle and answer the question.

  • Formula for perimeter: ______________________________________

  • A rectangle is 9 cm long and 4 cm wide. Find its perimeter.

2. Interactive Task: Shape Hunt at Home (15 minutes)

Find one rectangular object and one triangular object (or make one from paper). Measure and calculate their areas.

Rectangle

  • Object: _________________________________________

  • Length: __________ cm

  • Width: __________ cm

  • Area calculation:

Triangle

  • Object: _________________________________________

  • Base: __________ cm

  • Height: __________ cm

  • Area calculation:

3. Video Learning (10 minutes)

Watch this video explaining area and perimeter:

Video: Calculating area and perimeter | Maths - Kick Sum Maths (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ7B2sCkGUo)

Write one thing you learned from the video:

  • Key learning: ___________________________________________

4. Mini Challenge Sheet (10 minutes)

Write one thing you learned from each video.

  • Rectangle video: ___________________________________________

  • Triangle video: _____________________________________________

4. Mini Challenge Sheet (15 minutes)

Show all working clearly.

Rectangle Problems

(Include area and perimeter where possible) ** 1. A garden is 12 m long and 7 m wide. Find the area.

  1. A laptop screen measures 30 cm by 20 cm. Find the area.

Triangle Problems

  1. A triangle has a base of 9 cm and a height of 4 cm. Find the area.
  1. A triangular flag has an area of 50 cm² and a height of 10 cm. Find the base.

Mixed Real-Life Challenge

  1. A bookmark has two parts:

  • A triangular top (base 5 cm, height 8 cm)

  • A rectangular bottom (length 12 cm, width 5 cm)

  • Find the total area of the bookmark.

5. Exit Ticket (10 minutes)

Create a short written explanation, diagram, or mini poster explaining: - The formula for the area of a rectangle - The formula for the area of a triangle - One real-life example where area is used - One problem from today’s work (show your working)

Write your explanation on a sheet.