Measurement of error: Year 9 – planning tool
This planning resource for Year 9 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 9 |
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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 |
AC9M9M04
Calculate and interpret absolute, relative and percentage errors in measurements, recognising that all measurements are estimates |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P10)
Proportional thinking (P6) |
Copyright details |
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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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