It is odd – or is it?
In this lesson, students investigate the properties of odd and even numbers. They use their discoveries to confirm calculations involving addition, subtraction and multiplication.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 4
- Purpose
- Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Webpage
- Numeracy progression
- Number and place value (P7) Additive strategies (P8) Multiplicative strategies (P6)
- Publisher
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Copyright
- © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0.
- Keywords
- efficient strategies conjecture
- Other terms
- reasoning Maths Hub lesson plan
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