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Students will:
explore rates
recognise direct and indirect proportion
model direct proportion.
Outcomes:
MA5.2-1WM selects appropriate notations and conventions to communicate mathematical ideas and solutions
MA5.2-2WM interprets mathematical or real-life situations, systematically applying appropriate strategies to solve problems
MA5.2-5NA recognises direct and indirect proportion, and solves problems involving direct proportion
Students will:
convert and find unit rates
interpret and use conversion graphs.
Outcomes:
MA5.2-1WM selects appropriate notations and conventions to communicate mathematical ideas and solutions
MA5.2-2WM interprets mathematical or real-life situations, systematically applying appropriate strategies to solve problems
MA5.2-5NA recognises direct and indirect proportion, and solves problems involving direct proportion
Students will:
identify everyday examples of direct and inverse proportion
recognise direct and inverse proportion graphs.
Outcomes:
MA5.2-1WM selects appropriate notations and conventions to communicate mathematical ideas and solutions
MA5.2-2WM interprets mathematical or real-life situations, systematically applying appropriate strategies to solve problems
MA5.2-5NA recognises direct and indirect proportion, and solves problems involving direct proportion
Students will:
use an equation to model direct linear proportion
calculate the constant of proportionality
use the equation of direction proportion to solve problems.
Outcomes:
MA5.2-1WM selects appropriate notations and conventions to communicate mathematical ideas and solutions
MA5.2-2WM interprets mathematical or real-life situations, systematically applying appropriate strategies to solve problems
MA5.2-5NA recognises direct and indirect proportion, and solves problems involving direct proportion
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