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Integers
This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topic of integers. There are sections that provide history and context for the topic, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8, Year 7 |
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| Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
| Purpose | Content knowledge |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Keywords | order of operations, number line, integer, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Integers, Operating with number |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7N04
Find equivalent representations of rational numbers and represent rational numbers on a number line
AC9M8N04
Use the 4 operations with integers and with rational numbers, choosing and using efficient strategies and digital tools where appropriate |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P9, P10)
Interpreting fractions (P8, P9) Multiplicative strategies (P10) Number and place value (P9, P10) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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Recurring decimals inquiry
Recognising recurring decimals and choosing their appropriate representations.
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Pyramid addition inquiry
Finding the sum of integers.
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Base and index inquiry
Investigate and use square roots of perfect square numbers. Using index notation with numbers to establish index laws with positive integral indices and the zero index.
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Adding fractions inquiry
Solving problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions, including those with unrelated denominators.
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Percentages inquiry
Find percentages of quantities and express one quantity as a percentage of another.
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Straight line graphs inquiry
A lesson sequence that involves students understanding the process of plotting linear relationships on the Cartesian plane.
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Laws of arithmetic
Extend and apply the laws and properties of arithmetic to algebraic terms and expressions.
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