Essential Question

How do First Nations Peoples use algebra in everyday decision-making and problem-solving?

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Unit details

Y7 Maths
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 5
Duration: 2 weeks
Australian Curriculum
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

Unit overview

In this unit, students will:

  • build their understanding of pattern in maths
  • build their understanding of algebraic formulas
  • explore how algebraic formulas can be used to describe interactions between real-life variables
  • recognise how algebraic formulas describe recurring patterns
  • identify that First Nations Peoples’ knowledges were built over time through scientific observation of the environment to understand the interactions of plants, animals, water, weather, fire and even the stars.

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