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Volume of a cylinder inquiry

The lesson aims to challenge students' thinking about integers and the volume of cylinders. It allows students to explore what is meant by mathematical proof. Students work collaboratively, following guided questions to explore the relationships between the coefficients of a quadratic equation. The lesson is aimed to challenge students' thinking, encouraging them to explore and deepen their conceptual understanding. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 9, Year 10
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	cylinder, volume, radius, height, integer
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy
Strand and focus	Algebra, Measurement, Build understanding, Apply understanding
Topics	Algebraic expressions, Area, volume and surface area, Integers
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M9M01 Solve problems involving the volume and surface area of right prisms and cylinders using appropriate units AC9M10M01 Solve problems involving the surface area and volume of composite objects using appropriate units
Numeracy progression	Understanding geometric properties (P7) Understanding units of measurement (P9)
Copyright details
Organisation	Inquiry Maths
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