identify, explain and use the properties of odd and even numbers
Elaborations
identifying even numbers using skip counting by twos or by grouping even collections of objects in twos
explaining why all numbers that end in the digits 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 are even and that numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are odd
explaining why some materials can be shared evenly between 2 people without leaving a remainder and some cannot
explaining the patterns involved in adding, subtracting and multiplying odd and even numbers (for example, even + even = even, odd + even = odd, odd + odd = even) and using this to decide whether answers to addition, subtraction and multiplication calculations are correct or not
following an algorithm consisting of a flow chart with a series of instructions and decisions to determine whether a number is even or odd; and using the algorithm to identify which elements of a set of numbers are divisible by 2
Code
VC2M3N01
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