reSolve: Mathematical modelling – cornering
This unit is about the way in which long vehicles, such as buses, turn corners. Students start with paper scale models, experiment with a bike, then use pre-made dynamic geometry programs that highlight the geometric features of cornering, considering the vehicles’ width and front and back overhangs. They prepare a road safety presentation and a report to council about road design.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8, Year 9 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | circles, angles, modelling |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Space, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Pythagoras and trigonometry, Angles and geometric reasoning |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8M06
Use Pythagoras' theorem to solve problems involving the side lengths of right-angled triangles
AC9M9M03
Solve spatial problems, applying angle properties, scale, similarity, Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry in right-angled triangles |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P7)
Understanding units of measurement (P10) Multiplicative strategies (P9) Proportional thinking (P7) |
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| Organisation | ReSolve: Maths by Inquiry |
| Copyright | © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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