Estimation and reasonableness: Year 10 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 10 is for the topic of Estimation and reasonableness. Students make approximations using real numbers in repeated calculations. Students recognise the effect of the result of a problem comprising multiple steps of calculations when approximations or rounding has been utilised at each of those steps.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 10
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Planning support, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies, Student task, Home practice tasks
Format	Web page
Keywords	lesson plans, assessment task, teaching strategies, pedagogies, Australian Curriculum, learning from home, misconceptions
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Estimation
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M10N01 Recognise the effect of using approximations of real numbers in repeated calculations and compare the results when using exact representations
Numeracy progression	Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P9)
Copyright details
Organisation	Commonwealth of Australia
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