Use rules and algorithms: Year 6 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Use rules and algorithms. Students generate and investigate patterns using concrete materials, geometric shapes, calculators and spreadsheets. Some examples are growing patterns using dots, cubes or sticks; systematically exploring dividing by 9 or multiplying by 11 on a calculator or spreadsheet; and observing the differences between repeatedly adding or multiplying by the same number.

Resource details
Year level
Year 6
Purpose
Planning Teaching resource Teaching strategies Student activities
Strand
Algebra
Topic
Computational thinking Algorithms
Audience
Teachers
Format
Webpage
Australian Curriculum code
AC9M6A01 AC9M6A03
Numeracy progression
Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P5)
Publisher
Commonwealth of Australia
Copyright
© 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated
Other terms
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