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Year 8: Circles
Students explore the features of circles.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| Audience | Student |
| Purpose | Student task, Home practice tasks |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Worked examples |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning, Shapes and objects |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8M03
Solve problems involving the circumference and area of a circle using formulas and appropriate units
AC9M8N01
Recognise irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and Π |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P9)
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © Education Services Australia. Free-for-education material. |
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