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Renovate, Calculate!

Learning objects Renovate, Calculate!

TLF ID M016724

A student resource that explores the use of mathematics in the trades. Highly interactive investigations into ratio, areas of special quadrilaterals and right-angled trigonometry.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This resource is valuable for addressing the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics content descriptions in Years 7 to 9 related to ratio, areas of quadrilaterals and right-angled trigonometry. These mathematical concepts are explored in the context of the trades in which they are useful. Rich interactivity allows students to build conceptual understanding and to appreciate the practical application of mathematics.
Year level

7; 8; 9; 10

Topics Painting Equations Angles of elevation Area Square metres Carpentry Trigonometric ratios Metres Metres per second Critical thinking Simple fractions Distance Ratios Perimeter Trapeziums Pythagoras´ theorem Similarity (Geometry) Rates (Ratios) Mathematical expressions Justification (Reasoning)
Learning area
  • Mathematics

Other details

Contributors
  • Author
  • Name: Centre for Learning Innovation
  • Organization: Centre for Learning Innovation
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: Centre for Learning Innovation
  • Organization: Centre for Learning Innovation
  • Description: author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Data contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Publisher
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • © State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2013.