Year 9, Unit 3 – prisms and cylinders
Help students to tie together the big ideas across algebra, number and geometry and measurement in this program of learning. Build on knowledge and understanding of area to develop and apply formulas for the surface area of prisms and cylinders.
This 18-lesson unit addresses content from the focus areas of Area and surface area A, Volume A, Algebraic techniques A, Equations A, Numbers of any magnitude, as well as Path focus areas Area and surface area B, Volume B and Equations C.
Introduction
Prisms and cylinders (DOCX 167 KB)
Lesson 1 – visualising nets
Lesson 2 – leftover challenge
Leftover challenge (DOCX 186 KB)
Lesson 3 – cube houses
Lesson 4 – beyond the surface
Beyond the surface (DOCX 327 KB)
Lesson 5 – A4 cylinders
Lesson 6 – margin for errors
Lesson 7 – under pressure
Lesson 8 – how do animals keep cools
How do animals keep cool (DOCX 2.4 MB)
Lesson 9 – deep dive
Lesson 10 – exploring unknowns
Lesson 11 – the secrets of pyramids
The secrets of pyramids (DOCX 1.1 MB)
Lesson 12 – spheres the thing
Lesson 13 – cup or cone
Lesson 14 – concrete dreams
Lesson 15 – perfect packaging
Perfect packaging (DOCX 294 KB)
Lesson 16 – tank it to the limit
Tank it to the limit (DOCX 1.2 MB)
Lesson 17 – icing on the cake
Icing on the cake (DOCX 96 KB)
Lesson 18 – to the beat of your own drum
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.