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Explore quadratic expressions in a real world context

Numeracy Focus: Using Proportional Reasoning

This resource offers students a real world context to interpret the properties of quadratic expressions.

Students are prompted to analyse three different structures of an equivalent quadratic expression and determine what each structure shows them about the context.

Follow up questions are provided to prompt students to share their thinking about the concepts discovered during the task.

Stage: Level 10

This resource supports:

Proficiency

  • Understanding
  • Fluency

HITS

  • Questioning

Cross-curricular

  • NA

Audience

  • Teachers

Teaching and Learning Cycle:

  • Assess
  • Use student data

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Reflective Prompt

How can you include more questions, like those provided in this resource, in you numeracy lessons to use as feedback to track progress and understanding?

Reflective Prompt

How can you include more questions, like those provided in this resource, in you numeracy lessons to use as feedback to track progress and understanding?

Proficiency Reflective Prompt

How would you use this resource in your context to promote children and young people’s understanding?

Proficiency Reflective Prompt

How would you use this resource in your context to promote children and young people’s understanding?

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