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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 ...

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Lucky lottery

In this lesson, students play a simple lottery game, analyse their odds of winning and how this influences the decisions they made. Students determine the differences between experimental and mathematical probability, conduct a simulation modelling an event and critically evaluate the odds of winning the lottery. The lesson ...

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Saltwater crocs: resourceful or a resource?

This lesson focuses on the analysis of a dataset that records scientific data collected about the crocodile population in the Kimberley region during 2015. The lesson follows an inquiry process where students use the dataset to answer relevant questions about the crocodile population. It also provides an opportunity for ...

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Fruit fractions: Fruit salad crafty creations

Students demonstrate knowledge of fractions through creating their very own simulated ‘fruit salad’. Pose the questions: if you were to create a fruit salad what would it have in there? In what ratios/proportions? Are there any fruits you wouldn’t want in there? Which fruits go/don’t go together? Showcase your understanding ...

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Today’s traffic tale

Students collect simple data from opportunities to observe events and display it in a picture graph.

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Change course

Students identify transformations, and rotational and line symmetry, in regular and irregular polygons, and use transformations and symmetry to make a tessellating shape.

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Smart shopping

Students compare and evaluate different shopping options.

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How many clumps?

This series of lessons develops students' skills, knowledge and processes of multiplicative thinking, incoporating a First Nations perspective.

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Come in spinner

Students recognise and describe variations in results and conduct a simple experiment with spinners.

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What are the odds?

Students calculate the probability for single-step events using sample spaces.

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Angle it

Students describe angles as the amount of turn between two lines and locate angles in the real world.

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Hundreds and thousands

Students compare and order three-digit numbers using number lines.

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Deadly data

Students select a suitable question for gathering data, they collect simple data and record responses, and then use a simple data display to represent, read and interpret data.

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Skateboard skills

Students identify the components and properties of angles.

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Which lunchbox holds more?

Use this diagnostic task to assess what students know about volume and units to compare volumes.

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First steps in Mathematics: Space – Diagnostic tasks

A collection of diagnostic tasks designed to use with students to assess their understanding of space-related concepts in mathematics.

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Geometry: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of geometric reasoning. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in geometry including teaching and cultural implications.

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Algebra: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of algebra-related ideas and algebraic thinking. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in algebra including teaching and cultural implications.

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Packaging

Students explore the features and properties of three-dimensional (3D) objects to identify and create nets of 3D objects.

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My town

Students use everyday language to give directions, follow directions to locate positions on maps, and draw plans from a bird’s-eye view.