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More rectangle ratios
This prompt is made up of a square and rectangle, which together form a large rectangle. The ratio of the length to the width of the large rectangle equals the ratio of length to width of the smaller rectangle. The ratio in the prompt is satisfied by the proportions of the golden rectangle whose length and width are in the golden ratio (φ or phi). The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| 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 | square, rectangle, area, ratio |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Algebra, Number, Measurement, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Area, volume and surface area, Proportion, rates and ratios |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMNA188
Solve a range of problems involving rates and ratios, with and without digital technologies
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| Organisation | Inquiry Maths |
| Copyright | © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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