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More on rates and ratios
This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topic of rates and ratios and their uses. There are sections on the history, the context and exercises as well as examples on how to present and explain the concepts to students.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7, Year 8, Year 10 |
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| Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
| Purpose | Content knowledge |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Keywords | ratio, rate, fraction, interest, changing units, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Proportion, rates and ratios |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7M06
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving ratios; formulate problems, interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying choices made about the representation
AC9M8M05
Recognise and use rates to solve problems involving the comparison of 2 related quantities of different units of measure
AC9M10A04
Use mathematical modelling to solve applied problems involving growth and decay, including financial contexts; formulate problems, choosing to apply linear, quadratic or exponential models; interpret solutions in terms of the situation; evaluate and modify models as necessary and report assumptions, methods and findings |
| Numeracy progression |
Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P9)
Proportional thinking (P3, P5) Understanding units of measurement (P8) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
