Stage 3, mathematics, Year B – Unit 33
This 2-week, Year B unit develops the big idea that multiplicative thinking involves flexible use of multiplication and division concepts, strategies and representations.
In this 2-week unit, students are provided opportunities to:
- multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10
- investigate the order of operations using real-life contexts
- select and apply strategies to solve problems involving multiplication and division with whole numbers.
Multiplicative relations B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-MR-01, MA3-MR-02
- Select and apply strategies to solve problems involving multiplication and division with whole numbers
- Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10
- Use equivalent number sentences involving multiplication and division to find unknown quantities
- Represent and describe number patterns formed by multiples
- Explore the use of brackets and the order of operations to write number sentences
Syllabus
Outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.