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, 2025.
Unit 3 – making things
A 6-lesson unit for Year 11 Mathematics Standard with resources.
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.
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)