Starter quiz
- Match the start and end of the sentences to describe the shapes correctly.
- A shape with all right angles⇔is a rectilinear shape. ✓
- A shape made of two or more shapes⇔is a compound shape. ✓
- The area of a compound shape made of two rectangles can be calculated by ______ the area of each rectangle.
- dividing
- multiplying
- adding ✓
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- What is the total area of this compound rectilinear shape? ______ m².
- '70' ✓
- Which times table fact is needed to calculate the missing area in this rectilinear shape?
- 13 m x 8 m
- 10 m x 8 m ✓
- 8 m x 3 m
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- Which multiplications are needed to calculate the area of the shape?
- 7 × 5
- 15 × 5 ✓
- 15 × 2 ✓
- 2 × 5
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- Calculate the area of this rectilinear shape? ______ cm²
- '64' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the parts of the sentences correctly.
- A rectangle⇔has four right angles. ✓
- A compound shape⇔is made up of two or more shapes. ✓
- A rectilinear shape⇔has angles that are all right angles. ✓
- A compound rectilinear shape⇔is made up of two or more rectangles. ✓
- We can calculate the area of compound rectilinear shapes by splitting it into ______.
- 'rectangles' ✓
- Look at this compound rectilinear shape. Which statements are true?
- c + d = 9 cm ✓
- side a is 9 cm
- 12 cm = b + a ✓
- I don't know the lengths of sides a and b
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- Look at this shape. The total length of sides a and d is ______ cm.
- '12' ✓
- What is the missing length 'a' on this shape? ______ cm
- '10' ✓
- Calculate the area of this compound rectilinear shape. A = ______ cm²
- '90 ' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Use addition and subtraction to calculate missing side lengths in compound rectilinear shapes.
- Identify two different lengths which total another side length in a compound rectilinear shape.
- Use knowledge of the area of a rectangle to calculate the area of shapes made from two rectangles.
Common misconception
Calculating the length of a side when the overall dimension and part dimensions are known and understanding when a part of the overall dimension is needed to calculate part of the area.
Look at shapes with missing dimensions and discussing that the overall length and width of a compound rectilinear shape is the total of the shorter side lengths in a particular direction. This allows missing or overall dimensions to be calculated.
Keywords
Compound - A shape made up of two or more other shapes is known as compound.
Rectilinear - A shape where all angles composed of right angles is called a rectilinear shape.
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