UuM3
Using informal units of measurement estimates the total number of units needed to measure uses multiple informal units to measure length, mass or capacity (uses paper clips to measure the length of a line) chooses and uses a selection of the same …
UuM3 | Understanding units of measurement | Measurement and geometry | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
AdS2
Perceptual strategies counts items that can be perceived by ones to find the total of two groups with one-to-one matching of number words and objects builds and subtracts numbers by using objects or fingers makes combinations to form numbers up to …
AdS2 | Additive strategies | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
MuS3
Figurative (imagined units) relies on perceptual markers to represent each group uses equal grouping and counting without individual items visible but needs to represent the groups before determining the total counts by twos, fives and tens, matching …
MuS3 | Multiplicative strategies | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
MuS4
Repeated abstract composite units uses composite units in repeated addition and subtraction using the unit a specified number of times uses skip counting and may use fingers to keep track of the number of groups as the counting occurs determines …
MuS4 | Multiplicative strategies | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
CoU3
Applying proportion interprets proportion as the equality of two ratios or rates uses common fractions and decimals for proportional division demonstrates how increasing one quantity in a ratio will affect the total proportion performs operations …
CoU3 | Comparing units (ratios, rates and proportion) | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
UuM6
Identifying the structure of units draws and describes the column and row structure to represent area as an array, moving beyond counting of squares by ones calculates the total area using rows and/or columns as composite units uses familiar household …
UuM6 | Understanding units of measurement | Measurement and geometry | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
UnC5
Calculating probabilities describes the likelihood of events using a fraction or percentage interprets the odds of an event (odds of 5:1, the odds against rolling a 6, means a wager of $1 stands to win $5) explains how probability is not affected …
UnC5 | Understanding chance | Statistics and probability | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
My house and community - AT
Students were asked to prepare an oral presentation about their house and community. This task was a summative task at the end of a unit on describing the inside and outside of their home and surroundings.
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Law of conservation of mass – ABOVE
Prior to the sample task, students learnt the basic concepts and history of atomic theory, the difference between elements and compounds, the law of conservation of mass, and different types of chemical reactions. In this task, students were asked to …
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Law of conservation of mass – AT
Prior to the sample task, students learnt the basic concepts and history of atomic theory, the difference between elements and compounds, the law of conservation of mass, and different types of chemical reactions. In this task, students were asked to …
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Number and algebra: Game show – Licence to solve – WS6
Students participated in a dice rolling game where they rolled two number dice and an operation die to determine the mathematical operation to be performed. The winner was the student with the highest number.
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Production elements - BELOW
Students studied the elements of production in a 10-week unit based on the musical Blood Brothers (1983) by Willy Russell. They explored the script with group workshops, moved readings and short performances for the class. Assessment during the unit consisted …
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Design project: the top playground – Cherrybrook
This task is the culmination of an extended unit of work that aimed to make connections for students between STEM disciplines in a project that targeted an identified need in the school. Students collaborated in small groups to investigate the effect …
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