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Fraction and decimal conversion inquiry

This lesson introduces students to the process of converting fractions to decimals. Students work as a team determining the process of conversion, while generating discussion, and sharing mathematical thinking about converting fractions and decimals. This lesson is accompanied by online resources for teachers to share with students to further their learning.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Content knowledge, Student task, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Collaborative learning, Explicit teaching, Mathematics investigation, Metacognitive strategies, Setting goals, Structuring lessons, Questioning
Keywords	fraction-decimal conversion, fraction, recurring decimals, terminating, decimal, prime factors
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Apply understanding, Build understanding
Topics	Place value, Operating with number, Decimals, Fractions, Properties of number
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M8N01 Recognise irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and Π
Copyright details
Organisation	Inquiry Maths
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