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Different ways to pay
Students recognise payment options that suit their circumstances. They understand options when choosing financial products and know where to go for trusted information.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | banking, loans, financial literacy |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | HASS, The Arts, Technologies |
| Strand and focus | Number, Measurement |
| Topics | Mathematical modelling, Money and financial mathematics |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
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
AC9M9M04
Calculate and interpret absolute, relative and percentage errors in measurements, recognising that all measurements are estimates
AC9M9M05
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving direct proportion, rates, ratio and scale, including financial contexts; formulate the problems and interpret solutions in terms of the situation; evaluate the model and report methods and findings
AC9M10M04
Identify the impact of measurement errors on the accuracy of results in practical contexts |
| Numeracy progression |
Proportional thinking (P6)
Multiplicative strategies (P8) Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P9) Understanding units of measurement (P10) |
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| Organisation | ASIC |
| Copyright | © ASIC. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 AU. |
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