Year 10 Mathematics Standard

TERM 1, 2026

Students will begin the term with Variation and Rates of Change. They will identify and describe examples of direct and inverse variation, including graphs involving direct and inverse variation. They will also solve problems involving direct and inverse variation and represent direct variation graphically.

From here students will continue their algebraic work with Algebraic Techniques. Students will focus on simplifying algebraic fractions involving indices and using the 4 operations with algebraic fractions, including those with pronumerals in the denominator. Following this they will factorise algebraic expressions involving indices by finding common factors, expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic trinomial expressions. They will then factorise non-monic quadratic trinomial expressions, recognise and use special products and strategies in the expansion and factorisation of algebraic expressions and simplify complex algebraic expressions involving algebraic fractions using factorisation.

Next students will study Area and Surface Area. This will include finding the surface area of right pyramids, right cones and spheres. They will also need to solve problems involving the surface area of solids and composite solids in real-life contexts. 

   During Term 1, students will complete Task 1 which contributes 20% of the student's overall assessment for the year.