Understanding money description
The descriptive term decimal applied to money refers to the basic conversion units being multiples of ten. However, money is not a true decimal system. Amounts such as $2.99 are spoken as two whole numbers (2 dollars 99) and, due to the withdrawal of …
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Operating with decimals description
This sub-element focuses on understanding the use of place value in operating with decimals. Decimals are better suited to estimating magnitude than fractions because decimals use the base-ten system to record quantity and fractions do not. However, the …
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Quantifying numbers description
Although number is an abstract concept which can be represented by a word, a symbol (numeral) or an image, it is central to quantitative thinking. This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly able to count, recognise, read and interpret …
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UuM8
Converting units converts between formal units of measurement recognises the relationship between metric units of measurement and the base-ten place value system explains why having 100 cm in a metre results in 10 000 cm2 in a square metre (using a …
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QuN9
Producing number names of any size counts forwards and backwards from any number produces and reads numbers to at least 1000 Numeral recognition and identification of place value recognises and identifies numerals from a given range up to 1000 …
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QuN10
Numeral recognition and identification of place value identifies numerals in the range 0–10 000 (is shown the numeral 2001 and responds two thousand and one) recognises a numeral from a given range of numerals up to 10 000 (when presented with the …
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