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Intersecting lines
The lesson aims to challenge students through exploring their understanding of linear equations and intersecting lines. Students work collaboratively, following guided questions to explore the relationships between two linear equations. The lesson is aimed to challenge students' thinking, encouraging them to explore and deepen their conceptual understanding. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
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Year level(s) | Year 10 |
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Audience | Teacher |
Purpose | Assessment task, Extension, Student task, Teaching resource |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Feedback, Mathematics investigation |
Keywords | linear equations, iIntersecting lines, graph, gradient, y-intercept |
Curriculum alignment |
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Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
Strand and focus | Space, Algebra, Apply understanding |
Topics | Algebraic expressions, Linear relationships |
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M10A02
Solve linear inequalities and simultaneous linear equations in 2 variables; interpret solutions graphically and communicate solutions in terms of the situation |
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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