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Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar

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Number

Australian Curriculum Year Level
Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

Numeracy Strategy
Look for a pattern

Maths Concepts

Patterns
Algebra

Australian Curriculum: Description

Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving all four operations with whole numbers (ACMNA123)

Teaching ideas

At a year 6 level, factorial numbers can be used to help students understand and be able to explain the power of the operation of multiplication in contrast with addition. Specialist Mathematics in the Senior Secondary Mathematics Curriculum (ACARA) covers the concept of factorial notation (ACMSM003).

Strand	Number Algebra Measurement Space Statistics and Probability Professional Reading Problem Solving
Year	Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 2 Year 3 Year 8 Year 4 Foundation Year Year 1 Year 9 Year 10 Maths A Maths B
Numeracy Strategy	Multiplication and Division Triangle Act it Out Part-Part-Whole Look for a pattern Additive to Multiplicative Thinking Benchmarking See the Parts to match the whole Number Line Tables and Graphs Draw a diagram Visualisation Find the Pattern Draw what you can't see Mental Strategies Various