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Mixed numbers inquiry
In this prompt students explore the connection between subtraction and division. Start by asking if the prompt is true, look for other examples and then work towards finding a general rule. The resource includes the prompt, teacher notes, guided questions and a solution.
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| Year level(s) | Year 10 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Assessment task, Extension, Student task, Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Differentiated teaching, Explicit teaching, Feedback, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | fraction, mixed number, division, subtraction |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Apply understanding, Build understanding |
| Topics | Fractions |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M10A01
Expand, factorise and simplify expressions and solve equations algebraically, applying exponent laws involving products, quotients and powers of variables, and the distributive property |
| Numeracy progression |
Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P9)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Inquiry Maths |
| Copyright | © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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