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• VCMMG258

  Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms and use these in problem solving

  Elaborations

  • building on the understanding of the area of rectangles to develop formulas for the area of triangles
  • establishing that the area of a triangle is half the area of an appropriate rectangle
  • using area formulas for rectangles and triangles to solve problems involving areas of surfaces

  VCMMG258 | Mathematics | Level 7 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG118

  Name and order months and seasons

  Elaborations

  • investigating the seasons used by Aboriginal people, comparing them to those used in Western society and recognising the connection to weather patterns.

  VCMMG118 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• Mathematics: Level 9 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students apply the index laws using integer indices to variables and numbers, express numbers in scientific notation, solve problems involving very small and very large numbers, and check the order of magnitude of calculations. They solve problems involving simple interest. Students...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 9

• Mathematics: Level 10 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students recognise the connection between simple and compound interest. They solve problems involving linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations and related graphs, with and without the use of digital technology. Students...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 10

• Mathematics: Level 9 description

  In Level 9, students develop familiarity with a broader range of non-linear and linear functions and relations, and related algebra and graphs.

  Students apply index laws with integer indices to a range of numerical expressions and extend this to algebraic expressions involving numbers and pro-numerals...

  Level description | Mathematics

• VCMSP179

  Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values

  Elaborations

  • exploring ways of presenting data and showing the results of investigations
  • investigating data displays using many-to-one correspondence

  VCMSP179 | Mathematics | Level 4 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• Mathematics: Level 8 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students use efficient mental and written strategies to make estimates and carry out the four operations with integers, and apply the index laws to whole numbers. They identify and describe rational and irrational numbers in context. Students estimate answers and solve everyday...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 8

• VCMSP271

  Describe and interpret data displays using median, mean and range

  Elaborations

  • using mean and median to compare data sets and explaining how outliers may affect the comparison
  • locating mean, median and range on graphs and connecting them to real life

  VCMSP271 | Mathematics | Level 7 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• VCMNA304

  Solve problems involving simple interest

  Elaborations

  • understanding that financial decisions can be assisted by mathematical calculations

  VCMNA304 | Mathematics | Level 9 | Number and Algebra | Money and financial mathematics

• Mathematics: Level D achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students connect number names and numerals with sets of up to 10 elements. They match individual objects with counting sequences up to and back from 10. They recognise and point to numerals in and around the classroom, for example, numbers on a clock face. Students use concrete...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level D

• VCMSP296

  Represent events in two-way tables and Venn diagrams and solve related problems

  Elaborations

  • using Venn diagrams and two-way tables to calculate probabilities for events, satisfying 'and', 'or' and 'not' conditions
  • understanding that representing data in Venn diagrams or two-way tables facilitates the calculation of probabilities
  • collecting data to answer the questions using Venn diagrams or two-way tables

  VCMSP296 | Mathematics | Level 8 | Statistics and Probability | Chance

• Mathematics: Level A achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students observe the use of number within their daily life. They begin to respond to numbers in everyday experiences. Students demonstrate awareness of counting by responding to number rhymes, songs, stories and finger games. They experience and respond to ‘one for you,...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level A

• VCMNA154

  Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9

  Elaborations

  • recognising that number sequences can be extended indefinitely, and determining any patterns in the sequences

  VCMNA154 | Mathematics | Level 4 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA281

  Simplify algebraic expressions involving the four operations

  Elaborations

  • understanding that the laws used with numbers can also be used with algebra

  VCMNA281 | Mathematics | Level 8 | Number and Algebra | Patterns and algebra

• VCMNA005

  Respond to the removal and addition of familiar items and objects in practical situations

  Elaborations

  • experiencing changes in quantity that occur during addition and subtraction within everyday experiences
  • attending to the adding and subtraction of familiar objects
  • reacting to changes in a collection when objects are added or subtracted

  VCMNA005 | Mathematics | Level A | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• Mathematics | Mathematics: Learning in Mathematics

  The proficiencies of Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving and Reasoning are fundamental to learning mathematics and working mathematically and are applied across all three strands Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability.

  Understanding refers to students...

  Overview material | Mathematics

• VCMMG197

  Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between them

  Elaborations

  • investigating the ways time was and is measured in different Aboriginal Country, such as using tidal change
  • using units hours, minutes and seconds

  VCMMG197 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMNA070

  Connect number names, numerals and quantities, including zero, initially up to 10 and then beyond

  Elaborations

  • understanding that each object must be counted only once, that the arrangement of objects does not affect how many there are, and that the last number counted answers the ‘how many’ question
  • using scenarios to help students recognise that other cultures count in a variety of ways, such as by placing one pebble in a bag to represent one object. For example to count the number of cattle

  VCMNA070 | Mathematics | Foundation Level | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• Mathematics: Level B achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students participate in everyday activities that involve numbers and counting, comparing groups of objects, and pattern activities. Students can rote count to three. Students identify ‘one’ and ‘lots’ of objects and show an understanding of ‘more...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level B

• Mathematics: Level 3 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students count and order numbers to and from 10 000. They recognise the connection between addition and subtraction, and solve problems using efficient strategies for multiplication with and without the use of digital technology. Students recall addition and multiplication facts...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 3