How much water does our class use?
In this lesson, students gain awareness about water usage associated with common activities around the home. They use a modelling approach to work towards determining an approximate answer to the question ‘How much water does our class use at home?’ They enhance their proficiency in reading and saying numerals beyond 1000 out loud.
This lesson is the first of 5 lessons that connect the cross-curriculum priority of Sustainability with Number, Measurement and Statistics. It can also complement the science content description AC9S6U04.
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| Year level(s) | Year 6 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation, Classroom talks, Questioning, Structuring lessons |
| Keywords | mathematical modelling, efficient calculation strategies, real-world problems, Maths Hub lesson plan |
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| Curriculum connections | Science, Sustainability |
| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Mathematical modelling, Percentage, Money and financial mathematics |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M6N09
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems, involving rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made |
| Numeracy progression |
Number and place value (P6)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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