- 1. LEARNING INVESTIGATIONYEAR 7 MATHEMATICS OVERVIEW
2. COMMUNICATING REGULARLY Create Engagement. Please contact us
throughhttp://living tree.com/teachers?utmsource= 3. THE MELBOURNE
DECLARATION Literacy and numeracy and knowledge of key disciplines
remain the cornerstone ofschooling for young Australians. Schooling
should also support the development ofskills in areas such as
social interaction, cross- disciplinary thinking and the use
ofdigital media, which are essential in all 21st century
occupations. As well asknowledge and skills, a schools legacy to
young people should include nationalvalues of democracy, equity and
justice, and personal values and attributes such ashonesty,
resilience and respect for others. 4. OVERVIEW OF UNITS FOR YEAR
72013Year 7OverviewOf UnitsUnit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit
6 Unit 7 Unit 8Through
theproficiencystrands-UnderstandingFluency,Problemsolving
andreasoning,students haveopportunitiesto
developunderstandingsof*Number lawsand
properties*Integers,comparing andordering*Predictingoutcomes,using
data,expressingprobabilities*Fractionsexploringconnectionswith
decimals*Integers-calculatingwith additionandsubtraction*Triangles
andquadrilaterals*PrismsFractions andpercentages*Cartesianplane,
Plottingpoints*Symmetry,identifying lineand
rationalsymmetry*Statistics-describingandinterpretingdata*Perimeter
andArea*Variables-whenevaluating*Index
notation*Fractions-additionandsubtractions*Index
notationwritingproducts
ofprimesRatio-identifyingequivalentratios*Linearequations-balance*
Statisticsdisplaying data*Fractions anddecimals-multiplyingand
dividing*Linearequations-solvingequations*Angles-Classifications*Volume*Integers,comparing
andordering*Finical-calculatingbest buysusingpercentages* Time
graphs*Number andStatistics-estimate,revisedata*Fractions
andpercentages*Area andangles*Money andfinancialmathematics 5.
LEARNING THROUGH PROBLEMSOLVING According to Blooms Taxonomy, human
thinking skills can be broken down into thefollowing six
categories.1. Knowledge2. Comprehension3. Application4. Analysis5.
Synthesis6. Evaluation 6. TEACHER GUIDED PROBLEMSOLVING1. The first
step in problem solving is understanding the problem.The students
discuss this among themselves first and then withtheir teacher2.
The second step is Making Connection to maths that theyalready
know, during their collaborative discussions.3. The third step is
investigating Possibilities using strategies theyalready know. We
can see in the clip some are using picturesothers patterns and
diagrams.4. The fourth step is Teacher Feedback when the student
willdiscuss their method of coming up with the answer.5. The class
will then Compare Strategies and answers to theproblem to make sure
they came up with a satisfactory answer.Lastly the whole class
reflects on what they have learnt. 7. EXAMPLE OF AN INVESTIGATION
8. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CURRICULUM Year 7 Achievement Standards By
the end of Year 7, students solve problems involving the
comparison, addition and subtraction ofintegers. They make the
connections between whole numbers and index notation and the
relationshipbetween perfect squares and square roots. They solve
problems involving percentages and all fouroperations with
fractions and decimals. They compare the cost of items to make
financial decisions.Students represent numbers using variables.
They connect the laws and properties for numbers toalgebra. They
interpret simple linear representations and model authentic
information. Students describedifferent views of three-dimensional
objects. They represent transformations in the Cartesian plane.
Theysolve simple numerical problems involving angles formed by a
transversal crossing two parallel lines.Students identify issues
involving the collection of continuous data. They describe the
relationshipbetween the median and mean in data displays. Students
use fractions, decimals and percentages, and their equivalences.
They express one quantity as afraction or percentage of another.
Students solve simple linear equations and evaluate
algebraicexpressions after numerical substitution. They assign
ordered pairs to given points on the Cartesianplane. Students use
formulas for the area and perimeter of rectangles and calculate
volumes ofrectangular prisms. Students classify triangles and
quadrilaterals. They name the types of angles formedby a
transversal crossing parallel line. Students determine the sample
space for simple experiments withequally likely outcomes and assign
probabilities to those outcomes. They calculate mean, mode,
medianand range for data sets. They construct stem-and-leaf plots
and dot-plots. 9. CONCLUSION*Monash University academic Professor
PeterSullivan.Why Investigations?*The Australian Educational
Review.*Teaching Mathematics: Using informedstrategies. 10. THANK
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