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More on rates and ratios

This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topic of rates and ratios and their uses. There are sections on the history, the context and exercises as well as examples on how to present and explain the concepts to students.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 7, Year 8, Year 10
Audience	Teacher, School Leader
Purpose	Content knowledge
Format	Downloadable resources
Keywords	ratio, rate, fraction, interest, changing units, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Proportion, rates and ratios
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M7M06 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving ratios; formulate problems, interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying choices made about the representation AC9M8M05 Recognise and use rates to solve problems involving the comparison of 2 related quantities of different units of measure AC9M10A04 Use mathematical modelling to solve applied problems involving growth and decay, including financial contexts; formulate problems, choosing to apply linear, quadratic or exponential models; interpret solutions in terms of the situation; evaluate and modify models as necessary and report assumptions, methods and findings
Numeracy progression	Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P9) Proportional thinking (P3, P5) Understanding units of measurement (P8)
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