Understand the concept of the area of a triangle and its importance in geometry.
Use appropriate formulas to calculate the area of different types of triangles.
Apply their knowledge to solve real-world problems involving triangles.
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Key Stage 3: Geometry and Measures
Derive and apply formulae to calculate and solve problems involving: the perimeter and area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezia, the volume of cuboids (including cubes), and other prisms (including cylinders)
Calculate and solve problems involving: perimeters of 2-D shapes (including circles), areas of circles, and composite shapes