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Sum and product of fractions inquiry
This prompt sets up a problem and the students have to find two fractions that will fit the requirements. Students need to understand the vocabulary in the question. The resource includes the prompt, teacher notes, guided questions and extension prompts.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Assessment task, Extension, Student task, Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Differentiated teaching, Explicit teaching, Feedback, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | fraction, product, sum |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Multiplication and division, Fractions |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7N06
Use the 4 operations with positive rational numbers including fractions, decimals and percentages to solve problems using efficient calculation strategies |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P10)
Interpreting fractions (P8) Multiplicative strategies (P10) Number and place value (P10) Proportional thinking (P2) |
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| Organisation | Inquiry Maths |
| Copyright | © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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