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Percentages inquiry

This inquiry lesson is aimed to extend learning and explore students understanding of percentages as they verify; test other cases; make conjectures; and reason, generalise and prove. Students can work collaboratively to determine the answer to various 'percentage of' questions, comparing their answers to other prompts and statements. Students then identify commonalities and patterns in their answers. Many examples of students' responses to the prompt are provided for analysis. Teachers can use the inquiry as a teaching tool and to probe questions to assess student understanding.

Resource details
Year level: Year 7
Purpose: Disability and inclusive education Assessment advice Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource Teaching strategies
Strand: Algebra Number
Topic: Fractions Operating with number Percentage Decimals Multiplication and division
Audience: Students Teachers
Format: Downloadable resource
Australian Curriculum code: AC9M7N06
Numeracy progression: Additive strategies (P10) Multiplicative strategies (P10) Proportional thinking (P2) Number and place value (P10) Interpreting fractions (P8)
Publisher: Inquiry Maths