Shooting 3-pointers: Part 1
This lesson, split into two parts, gives students the opportunity to participate in a real-life problem both in and out of the classroom. Students are guided through the process of formulating a problem that can be solved using a mathematical modelling approach. A professional sporting context allows students to engage in a common basketball scoring move: shooting 3-pointers. In Shooting 3-pointers: Part 2, students conduct a statistical investigation, collecting and analysing data using percentages and equivalent decimals, and choosing efficient calculations and strategies.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 8
- Purpose
- Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Mathematical modelling
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Webpage
- Numeracy progression
- Proportional thinking (P5) Additive strategies (P10) Multiplicative strategies (P10) Interpreting and representing data (P7)
- Publisher
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Copyright
- © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0.
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- Maths Hub lesson plan
