Mathematics 0096 · Stage 6 · Unit 8
Area surface area and rotation
Build efficient town structures.
4 lessons · 27 practice questions · 2 unit tests
Start this unitThink. Build. Explain.
Explore the model.
Try your own method.
Explain what the evidence shows.
Your lessons
140 minutes of guided lesson time, plus practice, practical tasks and discussion.
Lesson 1
35 minutesOpen lesson →Triangles and capacity
Explore half a rectangle and space occupied and space held.
Lesson 2
35 minutesOpen lesson →Nets and exposed faces
Explore match nets to solids and add the face areas.
Lesson 3
35 minutesOpen lesson →Rotation and triangle angles
Explore rotational symmetry order and angles in a triangle.
Lesson 4
35 minutesOpen lesson →Nets beyond the cube
Explore a triangular prism net and a pyramid and a cuboid.
A course to work through
About 15 hours of guided lessons, plus independent practice and practical investigations. Work at the learner’s pace, revisit explanations and use the second unit test after revision.
Original teaching and practice aligned to the referenced Stage 6 framework. The tests are Find Tutor resources, not official Cambridge papers.
Choose the right starting point
Stage 6 is typically for ages 10–11; check the learner’s curriculum and prior knowledge. Reasoning and practical work need discussion with a tutor.
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