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Special expansions (Years 9 and 10)
This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topic of expanding brackets and factorising algebraic fractions. There are sections that provide history and context for the topic, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.
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| Year level(s) | Year 9, Year 10 |
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| Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
| Purpose | Content knowledge |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Keywords | algebraic fraction, expanding brackets, simplifying, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Algebra |
| Topics | Algebraic expressions |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMNA213
Apply the distributive law to the expansion of algebraic expressions, including binomials, and collect like terms where appropriate
ACMNA232
Apply the four operations to simple algebraic fractions with numerical denominators
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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