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Scale factors, ratio and proportional reasoning
This guide provides practical ways to structure lessons that help students develop and apply proportional thinking.
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Year level(s) | Year 5 |
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Audience | Teacher |
Purpose | Teaching resource |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching, Questioning |
Keywords | proportional reasoning |
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Strand and focus | Space |
Topics | Position and location |
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M5SP02
Construct a grid coordinate system that uses coordinates to locate positions within a space; use coordinates and directional language to describe position and movement |
Numeracy progression |
Positioning and locating (P5)
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Copyright details |
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Organisation | NCETM |
Copyright | © Crown Copyright. Free-for-education material. |
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