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Syllabus BITES
Syllabus BITES contains a series of modules that introduces transformations in the coordinate plane. Each module focuses on a different transformation – translation, rotation, reflection and combinations. There are worked examples and exercises designed to improve fluency.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Worked examples |
| Keywords | coordinates, reflection, rotation, translation, transformation |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Transformation |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7SP03
Describe transformations of a set of points using coordinates in the Cartesian plane, translations and reflections on an axis, and rotations about a given point |
| Numeracy progression |
Positioning and locating (P5)
Understanding geometric properties (P4) |
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| Organisation | NSW Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State of New South Wales (Department of Education),2018. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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