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Rows of oranges

In this Three-Act task, students are shown a video of someone peeling oranges and dividing them into segments. They then explore how many segments there will be when all the oranges have been peeled.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Purpose	Teaching resource, Student task
Format	Web page
Keywords	rows, segments, total, addition, multiplication, array
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding
Topics	Place value, Addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division, Patterns and algebra
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M2N05 Multiply and divide by one-digit numbers using repeated addition, equal grouping, arrays, and partitioning to support a variety of calculation strategies AC9M1N04 Add and subtract numbers within 20, using physical and virtual materials, part-part-whole knowledge to 10 and a variety of calculation strategies AC9M3N04 Multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies
Numeracy progression	Multiplicative strategies (P5) Additive strategies (P6) Number and place value (P3)
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Organisation	Learning for Children
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