Stage 3 – Unit 26
This unit develops the big idea that our number system extends infinitely to very large and very small numbers.
Mathematics K–10 Syllabus © 2023 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales.
Students are provided with opportunities to:
- read, partition, rename, represent and order numbers up to and including billions
- compare, order and represent decimals
- apply place value knowledge and known strategies when solving addition and subtraction problems for whole numbers and decimals.
Represents numbers A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-RN-01, MA3-RN-02
- Whole numbers: Recognise, represent and order numbers in the millions
- Whole numbers: Apply place value to partition, regroup and rename numbers to 1 billion
- Decimals and percentages: Compare, order and represent decimals
Additive relations A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-AR-01
- Apply efficient mental and written strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
- Use estimation and place value understanding to determine the reasonableness of solutions
Additive relations B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-AR-01
- Choose and use efficient strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
- Applies known strategies to add and subtract decimals