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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.
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| Year level(s) | Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 |
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| Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
| Format | Web page |
| Keywords | rows, segments, total, addition, multiplication, array |
Curriculum alignment |
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| 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) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Learning for Children |
| Copyright | © Kendra Lomax. Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0. |
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