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Super shapes
Models strategies for approaching problems where multiplicative thinking and algebraic reasoning are required. Invites students to discover values of other shapes in each of the problems.
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| Year level(s) | Year 6 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Student, Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Video |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Concrete Representational Abstract model, Targeted teaching |
| Keywords | addition, multiplication, reasoning, problem solving, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Algebra, Build understanding |
| Topics | Addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division, Operating with number |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M6N09
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems, involving rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P9)
Multiplicative strategies (P8) Understanding money (P8) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | NSW Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2020 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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