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Reversing digits inequalities
This prompt begins with a statement involving inequalities and the order of a set of digits. Students form questions based on the conjecture and investigate their questions. The resource includes the prompt, teacher notes, guided questions and extension prompts.
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| Year level(s) | Year 5 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Assessment task, Extension, Student task, Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Differentiated teaching, Explicit teaching, Feedback, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | product, inequality, order |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Multiplication and division |
| 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 |
| Numeracy progression |
Multiplicative strategies (P7)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Inquiry Maths |
| Copyright | © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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