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Students understand and compare data, grasp the notion of budgeting and appreciate how needs and wants vary between people and cultures.
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| Year level(s) | Year 4 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Culturally responsive pedagogies |
| Keywords | budgeting, diversity, inclusive, financial literacy |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Mathematical modelling, Money and financial mathematics |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M4N08
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate the problems using number sentences and choose efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation
AC9M4N01
Recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals
AC9M4N06
Develop efficient strategies and use appropriate digital tools for solving problems involving addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division where there is no remainder |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P8)
Multiplicative strategies (P6) Understanding money (P7) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | ASIC |
| Copyright | © ASIC. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 AU. |
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