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Construction (Year 8)
This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on how to use a ruler and compasses to construct circles, angles and triangles. There are sections that provide history and context for the topic, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
| Purpose | Content knowledge |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Keywords | angle, compasses, ruler, construction, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Geometry |
| Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMMG164
Investigate conditions for two lines to be parallel and solve simple numerical problems using reasoning
ACMMG200
Define congruence of plane shapes using transformations
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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