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Parallelograms and rectangles (Years 8 and 9)
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 quadrilaterals, including vocabulary and basic properties. There are sections that provide history and context for the topic, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8, Year 9 |
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| Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
| Purpose | Content knowledge |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Keywords | quadrilateral, square, rectangle, kite, rhombus, trapezium, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Geometry |
| Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMMG202
Establish properties of quadrilaterals using congruent triangles and angle properties, and solve related numerical problems using reasoning
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| National numeracy learning progression |
Understanding geometric properties
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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