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Difference of squares
Use this prompt to encourage a discussion and investigation of the difference of two squares. By using guided questions students can be prompted to investigate different questions using visual, concrete and algebraic techniques. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
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| Year level(s) | Year 9 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Assessment task, Extension, Student task, Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Differentiated teaching, Explicit teaching, Feedback, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | squares, powers, difference, proof |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Algebra, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Algebraic expressions |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M9A02
Simplify algebraic expressions, expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic expressions |
| Numeracy progression |
Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P9)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Inquiry Maths |
| Copyright | © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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