Skills Embedded in the Task
Learning Outcomes Skill Sets Success Markers
Use measurement for various purposes Linear measurement
  • selects the most appropriate standard unit to measure linear dimensions and the perimeter of irregular polygons
Measurement of perimeter and area
  • estimates and calculates the radius, diameter, circumference and area of a circle, using a formula in a problem-solving context
  • estimates and calculates the perimeter and area of rectangles and squares (level 3)
Solve geometric problems Three- and two dimensional geometry
  • solves angle measurement problems involving properties of intersecting line segments, parallel lines and transversals
  • applies the Pythagorean relationship to numerical problems involving area and right-angle triangles
  • explains why the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180º
Use patterning and algebra

 

 

  • translates complex statements into algebraic expressions or equations
  • solves and verifies first-degree equations with one variable, using various techniques involving whole numbers and decimals
  • interprets the solution of a given equation as a specific number value that makes the equation true