Unit Award Scheme

127213

Further geometry (unit 1)

Level: Level Three

In successfully completing this unit, the learner will have	Evidence needed
shown knowledge of 1. how to calculate the perimeter and area of a rectangles and circles	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2. how to calculate the area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezia	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
3. the surface area and volume of prisms, cylinders, spheres, cones and pyramids	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
4. the angle properties of parallel and intersecting lines, triangles, special types of quadrilaterals and polygons	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
5. circle theorems, eg the angle at the centre is twice the angle at the circumference, angles in the same segment are equal, opposite angles in cyclic quadrilateral add up to 180 degrees	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
6. use trigonometry to solve right-angled triangles	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to 7. interpret and construct at least two geometrical proofs using formal arguments	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
8. use sine and cosine rules to solve non-right angled triangles and find the area of a triangle	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
9. recognise Pythagorean triples, eg 3, 4, 5 and simple multiples of these	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
10. apply trigonometry and Pythagoras’ theorem to 2D and 3D problems.	Summary sheet

Approved 10 Mar 2026

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