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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.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 8
- Purpose
- Student activities Teaching resource Teaching strategies
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Decimals Place value Operating with number Fractions Properties of number
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M8N01
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- fraction factors terminating decimal recurring decimal
- Other terms
- conversion
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