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Coefficients inquiry
The lesson aims to challenge students' thinking about the structure and solving of quadratic equations. Students work collaboratively, following guided questions to explore the relationships between the coefficients of a quadratic equation. The lesson is aimed to challenge students' thinking, encouraging them to explore and deepen their conceptual understanding. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 10
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Algebra Number
- Topic
- Algebraic expressions Integers
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- coeffecient solve order of operations odd number
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