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The unitary method
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 coordinate geometry, for example: D47+D50+D47+D50+D47
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Year level(s) | Year 7, Year 8 |
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Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
Purpose | Content knowledge |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Keywords | ratio, rate, interest, fraction |
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Strand and focus | Number |
Topics | Proportion, rates and ratios |
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7N09
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including financial contexts; formulate problems, choosing representations and efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools as appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying choices made about the representation
AC9M8N05
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including financial contexts; formulate problems, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, reviewing the appropriateness of the model |
Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P10)
Interpreting fractions (P8) Multiplicative strategies (P9) Proportional thinking (P2, P6) Understanding money (P8) |
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Organisation | AMSI |
Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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