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Fraction inequality
In this lesson students explore an inequality where the fraction on the right side of the inequality is not half way between the other two, despite both numerator and denominator being exactly in the middle. The resources includes the prompt, teacher notes and examples of student work.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Extension, Student task, Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Feedback, Questioning, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | fraction, inequality, addition |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Apply understanding, Build understanding |
| Topics | Fractions, Place value |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7N04
Find equivalent representations of rational numbers and represent rational numbers on a number line |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P9)
Interpreting fractions (P8) Number and place value (P10) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Inquiry Maths |
| Copyright | © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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