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reSolve: Authentic problems – bottle flipping
This sequence of four lessons explores fractions and statistical reasoning through conducting a series of fair tests to answer the question 'What fraction of a bottle needs to be filled with water to be the best for bottle flipping?'. The lessons focus on building understanding of fractions and collecting, organising and presenting data to answer the research question. Each lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, sample answers, discussion points and student resources. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry special topic 'Authentic Problems'.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 3
- Purpose
- Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number Measurement Statistics
- Topic
- Fractions Mass and capacity Data representation and interpretation
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Numeracy progression
- Interpreting fractions (P5) Understanding units of measurement (P6) Interpreting and representing data (P4)
- Publisher
- reSolve Maths by Inquiry
- Copyright
- © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- volume length mathematical investigation
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