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MathematicsMeasurementusually ages 10–11

Volume as additive

Recognise volume as additive; find volumes of composite solid figures made of two or more non-overlapping right rectangular prisms

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If an L-shaped swimming pool is made of two rectangular sections, can your child find the volume of each section separately and add them to get the total volume of the pool?

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Estimating answers (age 10+)ages 10–11Composite volume requires volume formula for individual prisms
Addition and subtraction strategies (age 10+)ages 10–11Adding volumes of sub-figures uses decimal addition
Volume as additivethis skill · ages 10–11
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solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 2 NSW · 1 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M6SP01low confidenceYear 6 · Space

compare the parallel cross-sections of objects and recognise their relationships to right prisms

AC9M4M02low confidenceYear 4 · Measurement

recognise ways of measuring and approximating the perimeter and area of shapes and enclosed spaces, using appropriate formal and informal units

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA3-3DS-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3
MA2-3DS-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M6SP01low confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Space strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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