Vocabulary
the amount of space inside a shape
area
In the metric system, the basic unit for length is...
metre
Find the perimeter of a triangle with sides 3 cm, 5 cm and 7 cm.
P = 3 + 5 + 7
= 15 cm
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Come up with the most creative animal to represent maths
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What other subject does Miss Evans teach?
science
the distance around the outside of a shape
perimeter
23 mm = __ cm
2.3
Find the perimeter of a rectangle with length 10 km and width 5 km.
P = 10 + 5 + 10 + 5
=30 km
A rectangular soccer field is 100 m long and 50 m wide. Find its area.
A = 100 x 50
= 5000 m2
How many students are there in Year 8?
Closest guess wins
125
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You have 30 seconds to create a "beach" with your bodies
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4.6 m = __ cm
460
An equilateral triangle has all sides the same length. If each side is 15.5 mm, find its perimeter.
P = 15.5 x 3
= 46.5 mm
What is the formula for area of a trapezium?
(a+b/2)xh
What is the mascot for our school NRL tea?
Bulldog
the distance across the centre of a circle
diameter
Arrange from smallest to largest:
0.02 km, 25 m, 160 cm, 2100 mm
160 cm, 2100 mm, 0.02 km, 25 m
1.6 m, 2.1 m, 20 m, 25 m
A rectangular paddock is to be fenced on all sides. It has a length of 350 m and a width of 150 m. If fencing costs $25 per metre, find the cost of fencing required.
P = 350 + 150 + 350 + 150
= 1000 m
Cost = 25 x 1000
= $25 000
A square has a perimeter of 20 cm. Find its area.
The side length is 5 cm.
Area = 5 x 5
= 25 cm2
How many km is it from Bowen to Townsville?
Closest guess wins
171km
a four-sided shape with opposite sides parallel (NOT necessarily a rectangle!)
parallelogram
What is the difference between the volume and capacity?
volume is a general term for the space occupied by any substance, while capacity refers to the potential volume that a container can hold
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Pick a song and sing/dance it for 30 seconds
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I need to paint a wall that is 12 m long and 4 m high. Two coats of paint are needed. Each litre of paint covers 16 m2.
How many litres of paint will I need to purchase?
Area of the wall = 12 x 4
= 48 m2
Paint needed for each coat = 48 ÷ 16
= 3 L
Paint needed for two coats = 3 x 2
= 6 L
What is Miss Evans's married name?