Mathematical modelling: Discounts
In this lesson, students are provided with a real-world problem related to shopping. The problem centres around gathering evidence to answer the question: ‘How does choosing sale items affect your grocery costs over a year?’ Introduce the 4-step problem-solving model to guide students to use mathematical modelling.
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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 |
| Keywords | Maths Hub lesson plan, advertising, financial literacy |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Mathematical modelling, 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
AC9M6N07
Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P9)
Multiplicative strategies (P8) Understanding money (P8) |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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