WS02 - Proof and conjecture
Use this work sample to guide assessment of students' knowledge and skills in applying Pythagoras’ theorem and trigonometry to solve practical problems involving right-angled triangles.
Additional details |
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| Year level(s) | Year 10 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Assessment advice, Assessment task |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation, Feedback |
| Keywords | trigonometry, deductive reasoning, Pythagoras’ theorem, right-angled triangles |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Measurement, Space |
| Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning, Pythagoras and trigonometry |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M10SP03
Design, test and refine solutions to spatial problems using algorithms and digital tools; communicate and justify solutions
AC9M10SP01
Apply deductive reasoning to proofs involving shapes in the plane and use theorems to solve spatial problems |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P7)
Understanding units of measurement (P10) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | ACARA |
| Copyright | © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) 2010 to present, unless otherwise indicated. Free-for-education material. |
