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Stage 2 – scaled number lines and temperature
This guide activates prior knowledge of number lines to support reading temperatures.
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| Year level(s) | Year 4 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Questioning |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Using units of measurement |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M4M01
Interpret unmarked and partial units when measuring and comparing attributes of length, mass, capacity, duration and temperature, using scaled and digital instruments and appropriate units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P6)
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| Organisation | NSW Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2021. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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