WS04 - Travel itinerary

Use this work sample to assess students' knowledge and skills to use mathematical modelling when planning a travel itinerary.

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Year level(s) Year 6
Audience Teacher
Purpose Assessment advice, Assessment task
Format Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches Feedback
Keywords place value, 4 operations, decimals, common metric units, costs, data table, money, budget, discounts

Curriculum alignment

Curriculum connections Numeracy
Strand and focus Number, Measurement
Topics Operating with number, Mathematical modelling, Properties of number, Using units of measurement
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions
AC9M6N07
Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate

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

AC9M6M03
Interpret and use timetables and itineraries to plan activities and determine the duration of events and journeys

Numeracy progression Understanding money (P8)
Understanding units of measurement (P8)
Additive strategies (P9)
Multiplicative strategies (P8)

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