Stage 3, mathematics, Year B – Unit 40
This unit develops the big idea that our number system extends infinitely to very large and very small numbers.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.
In this 2-week unit students are provided opportunities to:
- determine benchmark percentage discounts
- connect decimals, percentages and fractions
- explore the use of brackets and the order of operations.
Represents numbers A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-RN-01, MA3-RN-02
Decimals and percentages: Compare, order and represent decimals
Represents numbers B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-RN-01, MA3-RN-02, MA3-RN-03
- Whole numbers: Locate and represent integers on a number line
- Decimals and percentages: Make connections between benchmark fractions, decimals and percentages
- Decimals and percentages: Determine percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50%
Additive relations B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-AR-01
- Choose and use efficient strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
- Applies known strategies to add and subtract decimals
Multiplicative relations B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-MR-01, MA3-MR-02
- Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10
- Explore the use of brackets and the order of operations to write number sentences
Geometric measure A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-GM-01
Position: Explore the Cartesian coordinate system