Australian Curriculum MathematicsPeter Tompkins

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Personal and social competence

The elements of personal and social competence relevant to mathematics include the application of mathematical skills for personal purposes, such as the use of timetables, budgeting and personal problem solving, which are all important skills in self-management.

S2

Intercultural understanding

Intercultural understanding can be enhanced if students are exposed to a range of cultural traditions in mathematics. For example, through examining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s perceptions of time and weather patterns, the networks embedded in family relationships and the algebraic concepts inherent in storytelling students’ broader cultural knowledge is enriched. It is also important for mathematics classes to explore the influences of many cultures in the development of mathematical thinking.

S3

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories

Students will explore connections between representations of number and pattern and how they relate to aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. They will investigate time, place, relationships and measurement concepts in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts. Students will deepen their understanding of the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples through the application and evaluation of statistical data.

S4

Evaluating statements

When you cut a piece off a shape you reduce its area. When you cut a piece off

a shape you reduce its perimeter.

Literacy

Critical and creative thinking

Personal and social competence

Understanding

Reasoning

Problem Solving

S5

Card matching activities

S6

Critical and creative thinking

Personal and social competence

Understanding

Reasoning

Problem solving

S7

Decide how many digits each answer would have…

12 x 234

5 x 689

9 x 3819

2345 ÷ 4

2345 ÷ 14

32476 ÷ 468

Critical and creative thinking

Understanding

Reasoning

Problem solving

Percentages

S8

Choose an amount of money and add 10% to it. Now decrease this new amount by 10%. We now have slightly less money than we started with.What happens if we increase an amount by 20% and then decrease the total by 20%?

Critical and creative thinking

Understanding

Reasoning

Problem solving

SymmetryAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

Intercultural Understanding

Critical and creative thinking

Understanding

Reasoning

S9

How many triangles can be made of integer length sides that have a perimeter or 30cm?

Critical and creative thinking

Personal and social competence

Understanding

Problem Solving

Reasoning

S10

S11

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