Making things – Year 11 – Mathematics Standard
This program of learning addresses the focus areas of Formulas and equations, Linear relationships, Managing money and Applications of measurement.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics Standard 11–12 Syllabus (2024) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.
Unit 3 – making things
A 13-lesson unit for Year 11 with resources.
This program of learning addresses content from the focus areas of Formulas and equations, Linear relationships, Managing money and Applications of measurement. The lessons and sequences in this program of learning are designed to allow students to explore the applications of measurement in the context of creating or producing things, as well as incorporating algebra formula skills, linear modelling and business-related finance such as profit and loss and GST.
Introduction
Lesson 1 – prefixes for units of measurement
- Prefixes for units of measurement (DOCX 8.1 MB)
- Prefixes for units of measurement – slide deck (PPTX 4.2 MB)
Lesson 2 – arc length
Lesson 3 – Pythagoras' theorem
Lesson 4 – area of plane shapes
Lesson 5 – irregularly shaped blocks of land and trapezoidal rule
- Irregularly shaped blocks of land and trapezoidal rule (DOCX 9.5 MB)
- Irregularly shaped blocks of land and trapezoidal rule – slide deck (PPTX 5.5 MB)
Lesson 6 – composite area
Lesson 7 – volume
Lesson 8 – surface area
Lesson 9 – linear modelling
Lesson 10 – volume and capacity with the Trapezoidal rule
- Volume and capacity with the Trapezoidal rule (DOCX 5.9 MB)
- Volume and capacity with the Trapezoidal rule – slide deck (PPTX 4.1 MB)
Lesson 11 – volume of pyramids and cones
Lesson 12 – volume and surface area of spheres
- Volume and surface area of spheres (DOCX 5.9 MB)
- Volume and surface area of spheres – slide deck (PPTX 8.2 MB)
Lesson 13 – formulas with spreadsheets
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09/03/2026
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