AC9M3N04 Year 3 Mathematics

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 Mathematics provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies

Elaborations

• 1 applying knowledge of numbers and the properties of operations using a variety of ways to represent multiplication or division number sentences; for example, using a Think Board to show different ways of visualising \(8 \times 4\), such as an array, a diagram and as a worded problem
• 2 using part-part-whole and comparative models to visually represent multiplicative relationships and choosing whether to use multiplication or division to solve problems
• 3 matching or creating a problem scenario or story that can be represented by a given number sentence involving multiplication and division; for example, using given number sentences to create worded problems for others to solve
• 4 formulating connected multiplication and division expressions by representing situations from First Nations Australians’ cultural stories and dances about how they care for Country/Place such as turtle egg gathering using number sentences

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