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Recurring decimals inquiry

This sequence of lessons introduces students to recurring decimals, teaching them how to carry out conversions and identify patterns confidently, without teacher assistance. Teachers are provided with downloadable resources to assist with teaching decimals.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Content knowledge, Student task, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Collaborative learning, Explicit teaching, Mathematics investigation, Metacognitive strategies, Setting goals, Structuring lessons, Questioning
Keywords	fraction-decimal conversion, fraction, decimal, prime factors, terminating, recurring decimals
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Apply understanding
Topics	Decimals, Place value, Operating with number, Fractions, Properties of number
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M8N01 Recognise irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and Π
Copyright details
Organisation	Inquiry Maths
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