Measurement of error: Year 10 – planning tool
This planning resource for Year 10 is for the topic of Measurement of error. Students make considered estimations of measurements. They use percentages to calculate the size of errors in different circumstances. They estimate the accuracy of given measurements and the effects of rounding.
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| Year level(s) | Year 10 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Planning support, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies, Student task, Home practice tasks |
| Format | Web page |
| Keywords | lesson plans, assessment task, teaching strategies, pedagogies, Australian Curriculum, learning from home, misconceptions |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Estimation, Using units of measurement |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M10M04
Identify the impact of measurement errors on the accuracy of results in practical contexts |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P10)
Multiplicative strategies (P10) |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated |
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