Perimeter, Area and Volume - Vocabulary

The educational resource from Master the Curriculum provides a comprehensive set of vocabulary cards for Year 6 students learning about area, perimeter, and volume. These cards are designed to help students grasp key mathematical concepts such as the definition of volume—the amount of space an object occupies—and area, which is the measure of space on a flat surface. Perimeter is explained as the total distance around a two-dimensional shape, with an example provided to illustrate how to calculate it by adding the lengths of all sides. The resource also delves into the concept of volume for three-dimensional shapes, which can be determined by the formula length × width × height.

Further expanding on geometry vocabulary, the cards explain the perpendicular height of a triangle as the height measured at a right angle from the base, and they clarify terms like length and width, which are dimensions measured in units such as meters, centimeters, or millimeters. Factor pairs are introduced as pairs of numbers that, when multiplied, result in another number, helping to understand area calculation for rectangles. The resource also covers more advanced topics such as rectilinear figures, which are shapes with straight edges that meet at right angles, and the use of formulas to calculate areas and volumes of various shapes. Additionally, it includes concepts like the associative law in multiplication and units of measure for volume, such as cubic centimeters and cubic meters, to aid in understanding the calculations for three-dimensional shapes.