Proportional reasoning: Year 7 – planning tool
This planning resource for Year 7 is for the topic of Proportional reasoning. Students are introduced to ratios as a method of comparing quantities. Students learn how to recognise and represent these comparisons to solve problems. The concept of dividing a quantity by a given ratio is also introduced.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Planning support, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies, Student task, Home practice tasks |
| Format | Web page |
| Keywords | lesson plans, assessment task, teaching strategies, pedagogies, Australian Curriculum, learning from home, misconceptions |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Proportion, rates and ratios |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7N08
Recognise, represent and solve problems involving ratios |
| Numeracy progression |
Multiplicative strategies (P9)
Interpreting fractions (P8) Proportional thinking (P3) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated |
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