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        2D and 3D shapes

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        Watch this video to learn about the features of 2D shapes. How is it different from the features of 3D shapes (solids)? Some examples of solids that incorporate 2D shapes are mentioned in this video by Sanchit - for example, a cube has six square faces. What other 3D shapes could you make that has at least one square face?

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        A mini chemistry set in a stick

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        Do you know how glowsticks work? Watch this clip and discover the chemical reaction that takes place when you snap a glowstick and release the reactants. Find out about chemiluminescence in nature, when scientists first created glowing sticks and the chemical equation that describes the reaction. Can you guess which glowstick ...

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        A year on a farm: teacher video

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        This video supports the unit of work by the same name. Presented by a classroom teacher who has trialled the unit the video reflects on the inquiry based pedagogy and the unit's value in terms of curriculum alignment and student engagement.

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        ABC News: Getting your facts straight about water use

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        We hear a lot about water use in Australia. What are the real statistics about water use? What is the breakdown of water use for different groups across Australia? Watch this clip to find out who uses water and how much, and consider the value of water and the 'return' on this use for the Australian economy. The figures ...

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        ABC News: Mapping a sea voyage: calculating distance

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        Scientists involved in the Two Bays Project describe data collection methods for their 20-day expedition around Port Phillip and Western Port bays. Watch this clip to view the route mapped out by the scientists. Use Google Maps to recreate the route and calculate the total distance travelled.

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        ABC News: Mapping the sea floor

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        Hydrographers chart the seabed and coastline, giving ships a map to help them avoid running into underwater trouble. Use this clip as a context for exploring the mapping of the sea floor. Think about scale and how to indicate different depths using contour lines.

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        ABC News: Space debris: the accuracy of space lasers

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        In space there are thousands of human-made objects (satellites and space junk) orbiting Earth. To avoid collision with space debris, satellites are manoeuvred out of its path. Discover how space debris is tracked using lasers, and about accuracy's effects on the lifetime of the satellite. Find out, using trigonometry, the ...

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        Accelerated Indigenous Mathematics

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        This is a teacher resource about the Accelerated Indigenous Mathematics (AIM) program developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students found to be underachieving in mathematics in years 7 to 9. It describes the three-year program to develop understandings of years 3-9 mathematics, replacing the regular program ...

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        Adding decimals

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        This is a video demonstration, with audio commentary, of the procedure of adding decimal fractions. In the commentary, the presenter emphasises the links with the underpinning concepts of place value. Practice questions, limited to addition of decimal fractions involving tenths and hundredths, are presented with answers, ...

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        Additive strategies: Video and teaching guide

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        This video explores the use of computation strategies, rounding and estimation in real-world, additive situations. Use the video with the supporting teacher guide as a springboard to explore mathematical concepts. A range of strategies such as compensation and partitioning are demonstrated. Estimation and rounding are highlighted ...

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        AERO Ochre Maths Year 3 Unit 1 - Place value

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        This sequence of ten lessons will teach students about four-digit numbers and their properties.

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        AERO Ochre Maths Year 4 Unit 1 - Using five-digit numbers

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        This sequence of 10 lessons will teach students about five-digit numbers and their properties.

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        AERO Ochre Maths Year 5 Unit 3 - 2D perimeter and area

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        This sequence of five lessons teaches students about perimeter and area of shapes, as well as how to calculate them.

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        AERO Ochre Maths Year 6 Unit 1 - Integers and decimals

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        This sequence of 10 lessons will enable students to understand seven-digit numbers as well as integers and decimals.

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        AERO Ochre Maths Year 6 Unit 2 - Fractions

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        This sequence of 10 lessons teaches students about fractions, and their relationship with whole numbers and decimals.

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        Algebra basics video

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        Use this video as a springboard to introduce algebraic thinking, and to apply that thinking to a financial context, drawing on reasoning.

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        Algebraic equations: video and teaching guide

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        This video uses an everyday scenario of three people sharing a taxi ride to explore algebraic thinking, and to apply that thinking to a financial context, drawing on reasoning and mathematical modelling. Use the video with the supporting teacher guide as a springboard to explore mathematical concepts. The teacher guide ...

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        Are plants mathematicians?

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        Ever noticed that plants are examples of Fibonacci numbers? Watch Vi Hart draw examples of flower petals and leaf growth that follow this pattern. See how plants seem to use Phi (.), the golden ratio. Find out how to make your own 'angle-a-tron' to create interesting petal designs. This is the second in a series of two.

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        Area and perimeter video

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        Use this video to connect area and perimeter to real world applications to set the context for why we are learning about area and perimeter.

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        Area of a square and a triangle

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        Do you know the formula for working out the area of a square? How about a triangle? Watch this short maths video to learn the formulas for both.

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