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VC2M6M02

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Your child is learning to use a simple formula.

  • Substitute values into P = 2(l + w) to find the perimeter of a rectangle
  • Use the formula for area of a triangle (A = 1/2 × b × h) given base and height values
Using Simple Formulae →

One skill from the map, ages 10–11 — its page has the rest of the checklist and what comes next. Candidate alignment, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).

MathematicsLevel 6Measurement strand

A Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 content description in Mathematics, Level 6. The description text is © VCAA and not reproduced here — read the official wording at the VCAA site.

Official source: Victorian Curriculum F–10 V2.0 — Mathematics ↗ · content © VCAA (CC-BY-NC) · codes shown as reference labels only

Closest Australian Curriculum v9 codes

The national codes this Victorian code most closely corresponds to — ✓ marks codes where Victoria kept the national numbering; all correspondences are machine-suggested candidates, unreviewed (v0.1).

AC9M6M02✓ same numberinghigh confidenceMathematics · Year 6 · Measurement

establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and use it to solve practical problems

AC9M5M02medium confidenceMathematics · Year 5 · Measurement

solve practical problems involving the perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes using appropriate metric units

Other skills on the Learning Map matched to this code — candidate alignments, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).

11 other candidate matches — 5 medium, 6 low

medium confidence

Estimating answers (age 9+)Measurementages 9–10 Area with FractionsFractionsages 10–11 Angles in triangles (age 11+)Geometryages 11–14 Perimeter of Compound ShapesMeasurementages 9–10 Understanding angles (age 9+)Geometryages 9–10

low confidence

Area of Triangles & ParallelogramsMeasurementages 10–11 Properties of triangles and quadrilateralsGeometryages 11–13 Perimeter (age 10+)Measurementages 10–11 Scale and similar shapesRatio & Proportionages 10–11 Estimating answers (age 10+)Measurementages 10–11 2-D shapes (age 10+)Geometryages 10–11

Alignments generated 9 July 2026, unreviewed.

Nearby in the Measurement strand (Level 6):
VC2M6M01VC2M6M03VC2M6M04

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