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reSolve: Pythagoras' Theorem: Phone Finding
This lesson challenges students to apply Pythagoras' Theorem to explore a practical real-world problem. Students explore technology reliant on mathematical concepts. The lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, sample answers, discussion points and student resources such as spreadsheets. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Maths by Inquiry program.
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| Year level(s) | Year 9 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | ratios scale, proportion, Pythagoras' Theorem, right-angled triangles, ratios |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Geometry, Measurement, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Proportion, rates and ratios, Pythagoras and trigonometry |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMMG221
Solve problems using ratio and scale factors in similar figures
ACMMG222
Investigate Pythagoras’ Theorem and its application to solving simple problems involving right angled triangles
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| National numeracy learning progression |
Comparing units (ratios, rates and proportion)
Understanding geometric properties - UGP6 |
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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