Maryam Mirzakhani (1977 –2017) was an Iranian mathematician. In 2014, Mirzakhani was honoured with the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics, becoming the first Iranian and the first of only two women to date to win the award. Mirzakhani died of breast cancer at the age of 40.
AREA AND PERIMETER
Can a shape have zero area but infinite perimeter?
Key questions
What is area?
What is perimeter?
Can we find the area of rectangles and squares?
How can we find the area of a triangle?
Can we calculate the area of trapeziums and parallelograms?
Can we problem solve with area and perimeter?
4 lessons
Specification detail
Literacy
stories that set a frame or background
stories that accompany or intertwine
stories that introduce
stories that explain
stories that ask a question
stories that entertain
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Maryam's Magic by Megan Reid
Introduce...
counting squares - 1, 3
rectangles higher - 1, 3, 6
triangles higher - 4, 6
parallelograms and rhombus' - 5, 6
perimeter and area cards - 2, 3
trapeziums - 5, 6
Develop...
square is best - 1,2,3,6
rectangle perimeter - 2, 6
L shapes with fractions - 2, 3
paths - 2, 3, 6
dodecagon - 3, 4, 6
compound area problem - 3, 4, 6
rectangles problems - 3, 6
area and picks theorem - 1, 3, 4, 5, 6