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• VC2M10SP02

  interpret networks and network diagrams used to represent relationships in practical situations and describe connectedness

  Elaborations

  • investigating how networks and network diagrams can be used to model authentic situations, recognising what real-world quantity is represented by the nodes (vertices), and what real-world quantity is represented by the links between them (edges)
  • investigating the use of graphs to represent a network, for example, investigating the Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem
  • investigating how polyhedrons may be represented as a network using edges, vertices, and interior and exterior faces; and representing the number of edges, vertices and faces in a table, exploring and demonstrating how Euler’s formula F + V = E + 2 applies
  • investigating how a social network, intranet, local area network (LAN), electrical wiring or wireless network of a home can be represented as a network diagram to specify relationships; for example, using network diagrams to investigate practical problems involving connections, power overload or the need for routers
  • investigating the use of networks to represent authentic situations, for example, rail or air travel between or within London, Paris and Hong Kong; a food web representing a simple ecosystem; metabolic networks and other chemical or biological structures
  • representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ kinship systems using network diagrams and exploring the significance of relationships to Country/Place

  VC2M10SP02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10 | Space

• VC2M6N05

  solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions

  Elaborations

  • representing addition and subtraction of fractions, using an understanding of equivalent fractions and methods such as jumps on a number line, or diagrams of fractions as parts of shapes
  • determining the lowest common denominator using an understanding of prime and composite numbers to find equivalent representation of fractions when solving addition and subtraction problems
  • calculating the addition or subtraction of fractions in the context of real-world problems (for example, using part cups or spoons in a recipe), using the understanding of equivalent fractions
  • understanding the processes for adding and subtracting fractions with related denominators and fractions as an operator, in preparation for calculating with all fractions; for example, using fraction overlays and number lines to give meaning to adding and subtracting fractions with related and unrelated denominators

  VC2M6N05 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 6 | Number

• VC2M6ST02

  identify statistically informed arguments presented in traditional and digital media; discuss and critique methods, data representations and conclusions

  Elaborations

  • investigating data representations in the media and discussing what they illustrate and the messages the people who created them might want to convey
  • evaluating reports and secondary data relating to the distribution and use of non-renewable resources around the world
  • identifying potentially misleading data representations in the media; for example, graphs with broken axes or non-linear scales, graphics not drawn to scale, data not related to the population about which the claims are made and pie charts in which the whole pie does not represent the entire population about which the claims are made
  • investigating both traditional and digital media relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, identifying and critiquing statistically informed arguments

  VC2M6ST02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 6 | Statistics

• VC2M7ST03

  plan and conduct statistical investigations for issues involving discrete and continuous numerical data, and data collected from primary and secondary sources; analyse and interpret distributions of data and report findings in terms of shape and summary statistics

  Elaborations

  • obtaining secondary data from newspapers, the internet or the Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • investigating secondary data relating to the distribution and use of non-renewable resources around the world
  • conducting an investigation to draw conclusions about whether teenagers have faster reaction times than adults
  • conducting an investigation to support claims that a modification of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related design has improved performance
  • using secondary data from the Australian Reconciliation Barometer to conduct and report on statistical investigations relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

  VC2M7ST03 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 7 | Statistics

• VC2M7N05

  multiply and divide fractions and decimals using efficient mental and written strategies, and digital tools

  Elaborations

  • investigating multiplication of fractions and decimals, using strategies including patterning and multiplication as repeated addition, with both concrete materials and digital tools, and identifying the processes for division as the inverse of multiplication

  VC2M7N05 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 7 | Number

• VC2M4SP01

  explain and compare the geometric properties of two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects

  Elaborations

  • describing the similarities and differences between two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects
  • recognising two-dimensional shapes that are the faces for three-dimensional objects such as prisms, pyramids and platonic solids (including tetrahedrons, cubes and dodecahedrons)

  VC2M4SP01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Space

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Foundation Level achievement standards

  By the end of Foundation, students make connections between number names, numerals and position in the sequence of numbers from zero to at least 20. They use subitising and counting strategies to quantify collections. Students compare the size of collections to at least 20. They partition...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Foundation Level

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 1 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 1, students connect number names, numerals and quantities, and order numbers to at least 120. They demonstrate how one- and two-digit numbers can be partitioned in different ways and that two-digit numbers can be partitioned into tens and ones. Students partition collections...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 1

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students order and represent numbers to at least 1000; apply knowledge of place value to partition, rearrange and rename two- and three-digit numbers in terms of their parts; and regroup partitioned numbers to assist in calculations. They use mathematical modelling...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 2

• VC2M6M04

  identify the relationships between angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles; use these to determine unknown angles, communicating reasoning

  Elaborations

  • using protractors or dynamic geometry software to measure and generalise about the size of angles formed when lines are crossed, and combinations of angles that meet at a point, including combinations that form right or straight angles
  • demonstrating the meaning of language associated with properties of angles, including right, complementary, complement, straight, supplement, vertically opposite, and angles at a point
  • using the properties of supplementary and complementary angles to represent spatial situations with number sentences and solving to find the size of unknown angles

  VC2M6M04 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 6 | Measurement

• VC2M6N04

  apply knowledge of place value to add and subtract decimals, using digital tools where appropriate; use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

  Elaborations

  • applying estimation strategies to addition and subtraction of decimals to at least thousandths before calculating answers or when a situation requires just an estimation
  • applying whole-number strategies; for example, using basic facts, place value, partitioning and the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction, and properties of operations to develop meaningful mental strategies for addition and subtraction of decimal numbers to at least hundredths
  • working additively with linear measurements expressed as decimals up to 2 and 3 decimal places; for example, calculating how far off the world record the athletes were at the last Olympic Games in the women’s long jump or shot-put and comparing school records to the Olympic records
  • deciding to use a calculator as a calculation strategy for solving additive problems involving decimals that vary in their number of decimal places beyond hundredths; for example, 1.0 − 0.0035 or 2.345 + 1.4999

  VC2M6N04 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 6 | Number

• VC2M4ST03

  conduct statistical investigations, collecting data through survey responses and other methods; record and display data using digital tools; interpret the data and communicate the results

  Elaborations

  • creating a survey to collect class responses to a preferred movie choice, and recording data responses using spreadsheets; graphing data using a column graph or other appropriate representations; and interpreting the results of the survey and reporting findings back to the class
  • conducting a statistical investigation and acquiring data from different online sources; for example, using online query interfaces to select and retrieve data from an online database such as weather records, data frequency mapping software such as Google Trends, or the World Health Organization
  • investigating different contexts in which statistical investigations can take place and the types of questions to ask to collect data relevant to the context; for example, investigating supermarket customer complaints that breakfast cereals with the most sugar are positioned at children’s eye level, discussing what questions they would need to ask and answer

  VC2M4ST03 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Statistics

• VC2M6SP03

  recognise and use combinations of transformations to create tessellations and other geometric patterns, using dynamic geometry software where appropriate

  Elaborations

  • using digital tools to create tessellations of shapes, including paver and tiling patterns, describing the transformations used and discussing why these shapes tessellate; and identifying shapes or combinations of shapes that will or will not tessellate, answering questions such as ‘Do all triangles tessellate?’
  • designing a school or brand logo using the transformation of one or more shapes and describing the transformations used
  • using dynamic geometry software and digital tools to experiment with transformations, for example, to demonstrate when the order of transformations produces different results; and experimenting with transformations and their application to fractals
  • designing an algorithm as a set of instructions to transform a shape, including getting back to where you started from; for example, programming a robot to move around the plane using instructions for movements, such as 2 down, 3 to the right, and combinations of these to transform shapes
  • investigating symmetry, transformation and tessellation in different shapes on Country/Place, including rock formations, insects, and land and sea animals, discussing the purpose or role symmetry plays in their physical structure

  VC2M6SP03 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 6 | Space

• VC2M10A04

  expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic expressions using a variety of strategies

  Elaborations

  • exploring the method of completing the square to factorise quadratic expressions and solve quadratic equations
  • identifying and using common factors, including binomial expressions, to factorise algebraic expressions using the technique of grouping in pairs
  • using the identities for perfect squares and the difference of squares to factorise quadratic expressions

  VC2M10A04 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10 | Algebra

• VC2M10ASP01

  prove and apply relationships between angles and various lines associated with circles (radii, diameters, chords, tangents)

  Elaborations

  • identifying and proving relationships, for example, angles between tangents and chords, angles subtended by a chord with respect to the centre of a circle and angles subtended by a chord with respect to a point on the circumference of a circle, including using dynamic geometry software
  • exploring how deductive reasoning and diagrams are used in proving geometric theorems related to circles

  VC2M10ASP01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Space

• VC2M6M01

  convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity; choose and use decimal representations of metric measurements relevant to the context of a problem

  Elaborations

  • recognising the significance of the prefixes in units of measurement
  • identifying and using the correct operations when converting between units including millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres, milligrams, grams, kilograms, tonnes, millilitres, litres, kilolitres and megalitres
  • recognising the equivalence of measurements, such as 1.25 metres is the same as 125 centimetres

  VC2M6M01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 6 | Measurement

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Foundation Level description

  In Foundation, learning in Mathematics builds on each student’s prior learning and experiences, including the learning opportunities acquired through the implementation of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF). Students engage in a range of approaches to the...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 9 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 9, students recognise and use rational and irrational numbers to solve problems.

  Students extend and apply the exponent laws with positive integers and the zero exponent to variables. They expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic expressions. They...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 9

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 1 description

  In Level 1, learning in Mathematics builds on each student’s prior learning and experiences, including the learning opportunities acquired through the implementation of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF). Students engage in a range of approaches...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 3 description

  In Level 3, learning in Mathematics builds on each student’s prior learning and experiences. Students engage in a range of approaches to the learning and doing of mathematics that develop their understanding of and fluency with concepts, procedures and processes by making connections...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0