reSolve: Modelling motion – Year 7
This sequence of seven lessons challenges students to use simple equipment to predict, observe and represent motion. They create a series of graphs to represent motion and construct instruments to measure forces in one and then two dimensions. They interpret these representations to develop concepts of force and motion. 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: Maths by Inquiry program.
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Year level(s) | Year 7 |
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Audience | Teacher |
Purpose | Teaching resource |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
Keywords | motion, data analysis, data representation, data collection, reasoning, decimals, division, multiplication |
Curriculum alignment |
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Curriculum connections | Science, STEM/STEAM, Numeracy |
Strand and focus | Number, Statistics, Measurement, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
Topics | Data representation and interpretation, Decimals, Operating with number, Using units of measurement, Linear relationships |
AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMNA180
Investigate, interpret and analyse graphs from authentic data
ACMNA154
Multiply and divide fractions and decimals using efficient written strategies and digital technologies
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National numeracy learning progression |
Interpreting and representing data
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IRD3, IRD4, IRD5
Understanding units of measurement - UuM8 |
Copyright details |
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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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