Unit Summary – 10 Maths – Term 4

Achievement By the end of unit, students should:

Standards  Solve surface area and volume problems relating to composite solids.
 Apply deductive reasoning to proofs and numerical exercises involving plane shapes.
 Use triangle and angle properties to prove congruence and similarity.
 Use trigonometry to calculate unknown angles in right-angled triangles.
Content Measurement and Geometry
Descriptions
- Solve problems involving surface area and volume for a range of prisms, cylinders and
composite solids (ACMMG242)
- Formulate proofs involving congruent triangles and angle properties (ACMMG243 )
- Apply logical reasoning, including the use of congruence and similarity, to proofs and
numerical exercises involving plane shapes (ACMMG244)
- Solve right- angled triangle problems including those involving direction and angles of
elevation and depression (ACMMG245)
Advanced (not covered)
- Solve problems involving surface area and volume of right pyramids, right cones, spheres and
related composite solids (ACMMG271)
- Prove and apply angle and chord properties of circles (ACMMG272)
- Establish the sine, cosine and area rules for any triangle and solve related problems
(ACMMG273)
- Use the unit circle to define trigonometric functions, and graph them with and without the use
of digital technologies (ACMMG274)
- Solve simple trigonometric equations (ACMMG275)
- Apply Pythagoras’ Theorem and trigonometry to solving three-dimensional problems in right-
angled triangles (ACMMG276)
Key Concepts Surface Area and Volume
/ Content
 investigating and determining the volumes and surface areas of composite solids by
Elaborations
considering the individual solids from which they are constructed
Logical Proofs
 applying an understanding of relationships to deduce properties of geometric figures (for
example the base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal)
 distinguishing between a practical demonstration and a proof (for example demonstrating
triangles are congruent by placing them on top of each other, as compared to using
congruence tests to establish that triangles are congruent)
 performing a sequence of steps to determine an unknown angle giving a justification in
moving from one step to the next.
 communicating a proof using a sequence of logically connected statements
Pythagoras and Trigonometry
 applying Pythagoras' Theorem and trigonometry to problems in surveying and design
Key Skills / Conceptual Understanding
Standard
 distinguishing between a practical demonstration and a proof.
Elaborations
 using authentic situations to apply knowledge and understanding of surface area and volume
Procedural Fluency
 stating definitions for plane shapes
 using formulas to find the surface areas and volumes of pyramids, right cones, spheres and
related composite solids
 finding solutions to right-angle triangle problems using the sine, cosine and tangent ratios
Mathematical Modelling
 -
Problem Solving
 determining the evidence needed to support a conclusion or hypothesis
 investigating and determining the volumes and surface areas of composite solids by
considering the individual solids from which they are constructed
  applying Pythagoras's theorem and trigonometry to problems in surveying and design
 using geometry software to investigate geometrical figures
Reasoning and Justification
 formulating geometric proofs involving congruence and similarity
 deducing properties of geometric figures
 using deductive reasoning in presenting arguments and formal proofs
 performing a sequence of steps to determine an unknown angle giving a justification in
moving from one step to the next
Key composite solid, surface area, volume, net, capacity
Terms/Vocab similarity, transformation, congruence, parallel, perpendicular
elevation, depression
communicating a proof using a sequence of logically connected statements

Lesson Sequence – 10 Maths – Term 4

Wk Lesson 1
1 Public Holiday
2 Area of Simple Shapes
- Convert units of area.
- Find the area of rectangles
and triangles.
- Find the area of quadrilaterals.
- Find the area of a circle.
Chapter 6C
3 Surface Area – Prisms and
Cylinders 2
- Find the surface area of a
general prism.
- Find the surface area of a
triangular prism with a missing
side.
- Find the surface area of a
composite solid.
Chapter 6D
4 Pythagoras’ Theorem
- Find the hypotenuse of a
triangle using Pythagoras’
theorem.
- Find the side length of a
triangle using Pythagoras’
theorem.
Chapter 6B
5 Finding Angles
- Find angles in a triangle using
trig.
- Solve problems involving trig
to find an angle.
Lesson 2
Perimeter and Circumference
- Calculate the perimeter of a
polygon.
- Calculate the circumference of
a circle.
Chapter 6A
Area 2
- Fined the area of a sector.
- Find the area of a composite
shape.
Chapter 6C
Volume – Prisms and Cylinders
- Find the volume of a right
prism.
- Find the volume of a cylinder.
- Find the volume of an oblique
prism.
Chapter 6F
Pythagoras’ Theorem
- Solve problems using
Pythagoras’ theorem.
Chapter 6B
Applications of Trigonometry
- Identify angles of depression
and elevation.
- Solving problems with
trigonometry.
Lesson 3
Perimeter of Compound Shapes
- Calculate the perimeter of a
sector.
- Convert units of length.
- Find the perimeter of
composite shapes.
Chapter 6A
Surface Area – Prisms and
Cylinders 1
- Find the surface area of a
rectangular prism.
- Find the surface area of a
cylinder.
- Find the surface area of a
general prism.
Chapter 6D
Volume – Composite Solids
- Find the volume of a
composite solid.
- Convert units of volume.
- Find the volume of any
irregular prism.
Chapter 6F
Trigonometric Ratios
- Recall the trigonometric ratios.
- Solve a trig ratio for an
unknown in the numerator.
- Solve a trig ratio for an
unknown in the denominator.
Chapter 4A
Angle Geometry
- Use angles at a point.
- Use angles in parallel lines.
- Use exterior angles and angle
sums.
 Chapter 4B Chapter 4C - Calculate the angles in a
regular polygon.
- Use reasoning to solve for
angles in complex diagrams.
Chapter 2A
6 Congruence RYDA Program Similar Figures
- Proving congruence in - Finding and using scale factor.
triangles. - Write a similarity statement.
- Using congruence in proofs. - Solve problems with similarity.
Chapter 2B Chapter 2D
7 Proving similar triangles Revision – Length and Area Revision – Surface Area and
- Using similarity tests to prove Volume
similar triangles.
- Establishing and using
similarity.
Chapter 2E
8 Revision – Trigonometry and EXAM Rewards Day
Geometric Proofs
9 Semester Concluded
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