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  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Sign Rules for Multiplication

    Multiply and divide with positive and negative integers and rational numbers, understanding the rules for the sign of the product or quotient

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Fractions on a number line (age 11+)

    Order positive and negative integers, decimals, and fractions on a number line; use the symbols =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥ to compare values including negative numbers…

    Ages 11 to 12Representation
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Fractions on a number line

    Understand and use place value for decimals, measures, and integers of any size; extend the number system to include all positive and negative integers…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Decimal place value (age 11+)

    Round numbers and measures to an appropriate degree of accuracy including to a specified number of decimal places or significant figures

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Square and cube numbers

    Use integer powers and associated real roots (square, cube, and higher); recognise powers of 2, 3, 4, and 5; distinguish between exact representations of roots…

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Numbers on a number line

    Understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from zero on the number line; interpret absolute value as magnitude in real-world contexts…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Estimating by rounding

    Use approximation through rounding to estimate answers and calculate possible resulting errors expressed using inequality notation a < x ≤ b; understand upper…

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Powers of Ten Notation

    Interpret and compare numbers in standard form A × 10ⁿ where 1 ≤ A < 10 and n is an integer; convert between ordinary numbers and standard form

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Number Sets & Infinity

    Appreciate the infinite nature of the sets of integers, real numbers, and rational numbers; position integers on a number line and distinguish between rational…

    Ages 13 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Complementary events

    Understand and apply the rule that probabilities of all mutually exclusive outcomes sum to one; use this to find the probability of a complementary event (P(not…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Probability

    The Probability Scale

    Understand probability as a measure on a scale from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain); use the language of probability including likely, unlikely, certain, and…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Experimental probability

    Record, describe, and analyse the frequency of outcomes from probability experiments to develop an understanding of relative frequency as an estimate of…

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Tree diagrams

    Generate theoretical sample spaces for single and combined events using listing, tables, and tree diagrams, and calculate theoretical probabilities as the…

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Sets & Venn Diagrams

    Enumerate sets and their unions and intersections systematically using tables, grids, and Venn diagrams to organise and count outcomes

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Venn Diagrams and Counting Outcomes

    Construct and interpret Venn diagrams with two or three sets to organise and count outcomes; use systematic listing and the product rule for counting to…

    Ages 12 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Bar Models for Ratios

    Represent ratio and proportion problems using bar models (rectangular strips divided into equal parts labelled with quantities) and tape diagrams (segmented…

    Ages 9 to 12Representation
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Compound Units

    Use compound units such as speed (distance ÷ time), unit pricing (cost ÷ quantity), and density (mass ÷ volume); solve problems involving compound units

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Scale and similar shapes (age 11+)

    Use scale factors to interpret and create scale diagrams and maps, calculating real-life distances from map measurements and vice versa

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    One Quantity as a Fraction

    Express one quantity as a fraction of another where the result may be less than 1 or greater than 1, and interpret the meaning in context

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Percentages as Fractions

    Define percentage as 'number of parts per hundred'; interpret percentages and percentage changes as a fraction or a decimal; express one quantity as a…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Unit Conversions

    Convert freely between related standard units of measurement (time, length, area, volume/capacity, mass) using decimal notation to up to three decimal places…

    Ages 11 to 12Method
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Ratio Notation

    Use ratio notation to describe the relationship between two or more quantities, simplify ratios to their simplest form, and convert between ratio and fraction…

    Ages 11 to 12Method
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Dividing Quantities by Ratio

    Divide a given quantity into two parts in a given part:part or part:whole ratio, and express the division as a fraction of the whole

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Proportional Reasoning Vocabulary

    Know and use advanced vocabulary of multiplicative reasoning — direct proportion, inverse proportion, ratio, rate, unit rate, compound unit, scale factor…

    Ages 11 to 14Language