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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.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 8
- Purpose
- Student activities Teaching resource Teaching strategies
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Place value Operating with number Decimals Fractions Properties of number
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M8N01
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- recurring decimal terminating decimal prime number
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