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Difference of two cubes inquiry

The lesson aims to challenge students through exploring their understanding of square numbers through solving quadratic equations. Students work collaboratively in teams, exploring the difference between sequences. The lesson is aimed to challenge students' thinking, encouraging them to explore how difference in cube numbers can alter an answer.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 9
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Extension, Student task, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Collaborative learning, Concrete Representational Abstract model, Differentiated teaching, Mathematics investigation, Setting goals, Structuring lessons, Worked examples
Keywords	cube numbers, square roots, quadratic sequence, linear sequence
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy
Strand and focus	Algebra, Apply understanding, Number, Build understanding
Topics	Algebraic expressions, Addition and subtraction, Multiples, factors and powers, Multiplication and division, Operating with number
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M9A02 Simplify algebraic expressions, expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic expressions
Numeracy progression	Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P9)
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Organisation	Inquiry Maths
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