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• VCMNA257

  Investigate, interpret and analyse graphs from real life data, including consideration of domain and range

  Elaborations

  • using travel graphs to investigate and compare the distance travelled to and from school
  • interpreting features of travel graphs such as the slope of lines and the meaning of horizontal lines
  • using graphs of evaporation rates to explore water storage
  • describing and comparing temperature during a day at different times of the year from the corresponding graphs

  VCMNA257 | Mathematics | Level 7 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCMNA336

  Solve linear inequalities and graph their solutions on a number line

  Elaborations

  • representing word problems with simple linear inequalities and solving them to answer questions

  VCMNA336 | Mathematics | Level 10 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCMNA285

  Plot graphs of non-linear real life data with and without the use of digital technologies, and interpret and analyse these graphs

  Elaborations

  • investigating different combinations of length and width of a rectangle for a fixed area, and drawing the corresponding graph
  • using graphs to analysing change in the value of a currency against another currency over a specified period

  VCMNA285 | Mathematics | Level 8 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCMNA310

  Sketch linear graphs using the coordinates of two points and solve linear equations

  Elaborations

  • determining linear rules from suitable diagrams, tables of values and graphs and describing them using both words and algebra

  VCMNA310 | Mathematics | Level 9 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCMSP128

  Create displays of data using lists, table and picture graphs and interpret them

  Elaborations

  • creating picture graphs to represent data using one-to-one correspondence
  • comparing the usefulness of different data displays

  VCMSP128 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• VCMSP149

  Collect data, organise into categories and create displays using lists, tables, picture graphs and simple column graphs, with and without the use of digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • exploring meaningful and increasingly efficient ways to record data, and representing and reporting the results of investigations
  • collecting data to investigate features in the natural environment

  VCMSP149 | Mathematics | Level 3 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• 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

• VCMMG368

  Use the unit circle to define trigonometric functions as functions of a real variable, and graph them with and without the use of digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • establishing the symmetrical properties of trigonometric functions
  • investigating angles of any magnitude
  • understanding that trigonometric functions are periodic and that this can be used to describe motion
  • identifying points on the unit circle via arc lengths in radians, which correspond to specified values of the circular functions sine, cosine and tangent

  VCMMG368 | Mathematics | Level 10A | Measurement and Geometry | Pythagoras and trigonometry

• VCMNA311

  Graph simple non-linear relations with and without the use of digital technologies and solve simple related equations

  Elaborations

  • graphing parabolas, and circles connecting x-intercepts of a graph to a related equation

  VCMNA311 | Mathematics | Level 9 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCMNA309

  Find the midpoint and gradient of a line segment (interval) on the Cartesian plane using a range of strategies, including graphing software

  Elaborations

  • investigating graphical and algebraic techniques for finding midpoint and gradient
  • recognising that the gradient of a line is the same as the gradient of any line segment on that line

  VCMNA309 | Mathematics | Level 9 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCMNA308

  Find the distance between two points located on a Cartesian plane using a range of strategies, including graphing software

  Elaborations

  • investigating graphical and algebraic techniques for finding distance between two points
  • using Pythagoras' theorem to calculate distance between two points

  VCMNA308 | Mathematics | Level 9 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCMNA301

  Solve problems involving direct proportion. Explore the relationship between graphs and equations corresponding to simple rate problems

  Elaborations

  • identifying direct proportion in real-life contexts

  VCMNA301 | Mathematics | Level 9 | Number and Algebra | Real numbers

• VCMSP235

  Construct, interpret and compare a range of data displays, including side-by-side column graphs for two categorical variables

  Elaborations

  • comparing different student-generated diagrams, tables and graphs, describing their similarities and differences and commenting on the usefulness of each representation for interpreting the data
  • understanding that data can be represented in different ways, sometimes with one symbol representing more than one piece of data, and that it is important to read all information about a representation before making judgments

  VCMSP235 | Mathematics | Level 6 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• VCMSP206

  Construct displays, including column graphs, dot plots and tables, appropriate for data type, with and without the use of digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • identifying the best methods of presenting data to illustrate the results of investigations and justifying the choice of representations

  VCMSP206 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• Mathematics: Level 2 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students count to and from, and order numbers up to 1000. They perform simple addition and subtraction calculations, using a range of strategies. They find the total value of simple collections of Australian notes and coins. Students represent multiplication and division by grouping...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 2

• Mathematics | Mathematics: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Mathematics provides students with access to important mathematical ideas, knowledge and skills that they will draw on in their personal and work lives. The curriculum also provides students, as life-long learners, with the basis on which further study and research in mathematics and...

  Overview material | Mathematics

• VCMNA136

  Model and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 1/5 and their multiples to a complete whole

  Elaborations

  • partitioning areas, lengths and collections to create halves, thirds, quarters and fifths, such as folding the same sized sheets of paper to illustrate different unit fractions and comparing the number of parts with their sizes
  • locating unit fractions on a number line
  • recognising that in English the term ‘one third’ is used (order: numerator, denominator) but in other languages, such as Japanese for example, this concept may be expressed as ‘three parts, one of them’ (order: denominator, numerator)

  VCMNA136 | Mathematics | Level 3 | Number and Algebra | Fractions and decimals

• 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

• VCMNA339

  Explore the connection between algebraic and graphical representations of relations such as simple quadratic, reciprocal, circle and exponential, using digital technology as appropriate

  Elaborations

  • sketching graphs of parabolas, and circles
  • applying translations, reflections and stretches to parabolas and circles
  • sketching the graphs of exponential functions using transformations
  • plotting graphs of families of relations where the product of two variable is equal to a fixed constant

  VCMNA339 | Mathematics | Level 10 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCMNA361

  Apply understanding of polynomials to sketch a range of curves and describe the features of these curves from their equation

  Elaborations

  • investigating the features of graphs of polynomials including axes intercepts and the effect of repeated factors

  VCMNA361 | Mathematics | Level 10A | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships