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Paying It Forward Years 5-6
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| Year level(s) | Year 5, Year 6 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | budgeting, diversity, inclusive, financial literacy |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | HASS, Health and Physical Education |
| Strand and focus | Number, Statistics |
| Topics | Money and financial mathematics, Mathematical modelling |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M5ST01
Acquire, validate and represent data for nominal and ordinal categorical and discrete numerical variables to address a question of interest or purpose using software including spreadsheets; discuss and report on data distributions in terms of highest frequency (mode) and shape, in the context of the data
AC9M6ST01
Interpret and compare data sets for ordinal and nominal categorical, discrete and continuous numerical variables using comparative displays or visualisations and digital tools; compare distributions in terms of mode, range and shape
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
AC9M5N09
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P8)
Multiplicative strategies (P6) Understanding money (P7) Interpreting and representing data (P4) |
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| Organisation | ATO |
| Copyright | © Australian Taxation Office for the Commonwealth of Australia. Free-for-education material. |
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