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Reconciliation progress

Students explore the notion of reconciliation in Australia analysing a report – Reconciliation Australia’s Australian Reconciliation Barometer to answer an inquiry question for their statistical investigation.

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Addition and Subtraction - Calculate

This game focuses on addition, subtraction and estimation. It can be played many times as the totals will often be different and the focus of the mathematics can change. There is a video included to help with how to play the game.

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Partitioning: One is a snail, ten is a crab - Calculate

This activity provides students with an opportunity to partition numbers in different ways. Partitioning is an important concept as it allows numbers to be broken up so that they’re easier to use.

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Addition & Subtraction Year 2 - Calculate

The focus of this activity is to find out what students know about different addition strategies.

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Pattern Blocks - Calculate

This activity uses pattern blocks to explore patterns and the relationship between numbers. Students use the blocks to create and describe other shapes and since the blocks are relational they can be used for other investigations. For example, turn the blocks into units – if the triangle is one what is the value of the hexagon?

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Measurement (Measure My Island) - Calculate

This activity allows students to learn about measuring by measuring attributes of irregular shapes. The use of informal units is an important step in order to develop understandings of what it looks like when measuring the attributes of length, perimeter and area.

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Whisper Whisper Loud - Calculate

This game explores number sequences and practises skip counting.

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Introduction to Shapes Year 2 - Calculate

The focus of this activity is to discover the language that students are using to describe the features of shapes. Although students may know the names of many shapes, and may know the difference between a square and a circle, the description of why these shapes are different may not be mathematically accurate. Listen to ...

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Algorithms: storytelling sequence

In this lesson, students will explore a story by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander author that has a sequence that can be followed. Students will sequence the main elements or steps in the story in their own way and share with peers.

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Make 10 - Calculate

This game challenges students to choose pairs of cards that sum to ten. The game develops students' skills of addition and subtraction, creating simple equations and using mathematical language to describe their thinking processes.

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Crocodile and Shark (F–3) - Calculate

In this game students practise addition and subtraction of numbers from the face of a die, using multiple strategies.

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Addition and subtraction: Year 2 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 2 is for the topic of Addition and subtraction. Students explore and test a range of computation strategies to solve additive situations – situations involving addition and subtraction.

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Transformation: Year 9 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 9 is for the topic of Transformation. Students explore and develop their understanding of the enlargement transformation using dynamic geometry software. They will investigate what changes and what remains the same when a shape or object is enlarged. Students will look for patterns in the ...

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Volume and surface area: prisms: Year 9 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 9 is for the topic of Volume and surface area: prisms. Students solve problems involving the surface area and volume of right prisms.

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Number sequence: Year 9 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 9 is for the topic of Number sequence. Students work with the real number system and recognise both rational and irrational numbers when working on a variety of mathematical problems. Students are fluent with integer arithmetic, fractions, decimals and now further their skills, applying them ...

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Probability calculations: Year 9 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 9 is for the topic of Probability calculations. Students build on their knowledge of probability, Venn diagrams, two-way tables and the terms ‘and’ and ‘or’ (inclusive or exclusive) in relation to events whereby relative frequencies may be calculated.

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Statistical analysis: Year 9 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 9 is for the topic of Statistical analysis. Students have knowledge of various representations of data and can now extend this to comparison. Students compare many data sets of numerical variables to make comparisons using appropriate mathematical vocabulary. Students consider the shape and ...

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Out and about

Students interpret simple maps and identify the relative positions of key features.

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Counter-intuitive probability

This lesson is designed to demonstrate the ways in which random chance can be counter-intuitive. Students will explore how assumptions made in probability can be risky and investigate how to perform precise calculations to answer probability questions. The lesson is outlined in detail including NSW curriculum links, learning ...

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Back to the books

In this lesson, students will explore how bookmakers set odds, and how these odds are carefully determined in order to guarantee the bookmaker the best chance of making a profit. Students learn how to convert between odds and probabilities and calculate the expected profit or loss based on odds. The lesson is outlined in ...