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reSolve: Bar Model Method: Introduction

This sequence of lessons introduces students to the Singapore Bar Model allowing them to visualise quantities in a problem. Students learn how to construct a model that represents the quantities in a given context. The sequence demonstrates part-whole and comparison models for whole numbers and fractions. It is recommended that these lessons are completed as a sequence. There is an overview of the Bar Model and the lessons are outlined in detail including vocabulary, curriculum links, discussion points and further activities. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 5
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Mathematics investigation
Keywords	whole number, bar model, division, multiplication, subtraction, addition, fractions
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding
Topics	Fractions, Addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division, Operating with number
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M5N06 Solve problems involving multiplication of larger numbers by one- or two-digit numbers, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; check the reasonableness of answers AC9M5N05 Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same or related denominators, using different strategies AC9M5N07 Solve problems involving division, choosing efficient strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret any remainder according to the context and express results as a whole number, decimal or fraction AC9M4N06 Develop efficient strategies and use appropriate digital tools for solving problems involving addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division where there is no remainder AC9M4N03 Find equivalent representations of fractions using related denominators and make connections between fractions and decimal notation AC9M4N08 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate the problems using number sentences and choose efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation AC9M6N05 Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions AC9M6N07 Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate
Numeracy progression	Additive strategies (P8, P9) Interpreting fractions (P5, P7, P8) Multiplicative strategies (P6, P7, P9) Number and place value (P7) Proportional thinking (P2) Understanding money (P7, P8)
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Organisation	reSolve Maths by Inquiry
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