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Squares and cubes inquiry
The prompt explores the pattern made by the sum of consecutive cube numbers. Students are invited to make and then test conjectures. The resource includes the prompt, teacher notes, guided questions and extension prompts.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 7
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Multiples, factors and powers
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M7N01
- Numeracy progression
- Multiplicative strategies (P9)
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- square number cube numbers pattern
- Other terms
- sum consecutive
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