Multiplicative thinking (10 lessons)

In this sequence of 10 lessons, students identify number properties, multiply and divide by powers of 10, and solve multiplicative problems and equations.

Additional details

Year level(s) Year 6
Audience Teacher
Purpose Teaching resource
Format Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches Explicit teaching, Worked examples, Questioning, Mathematics investigation, Concrete Representational Abstract model
Keywords number properties, powers of ten, problem solving, summative assessment

Curriculum alignment

Curriculum connections Numeracy
Strand and focus Number
Topics Properties of number, Operating with number
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions
AC9M6N04
Apply knowledge of place value to add and subtract decimals, using digital tools where appropriate; use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

AC9M6N06
Multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with multiplication facts; using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

Numeracy progression Additive strategies (P9)
Multiplicative strategies (P9)
Number and place value (P9)

Copyright details

Organisation

Victoria State Government Department of Education

Copyright

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