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Recurring decimals
This sequence of lessons introduces students to recurring decimals, teaching them how to carry out conversions and identify patterns confidently, without teacher assistance. Teachers are provided with downloadable resources to assist with teaching decimals.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Content knowledge, Student task, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Explicit teaching, Mathematics investigation, Metacognitive strategies, Setting goals, Structuring lessons, Questioning |
| Keywords | fraction-decimal conversion, fraction, decimal, prime factors, terminating, recurring decimals |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Decimals, Place value, Operating with number, Fractions, Properties of number |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8N01
Recognise irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and Π |
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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