Essential Mathematics For The Australian Curriculum Year 9 Essential Mathematics for the Australian Curriculum builds on established learning sequences and teaching methods to provide an authoritative and practical interpretation of all content strands, sub strands and content descriptions. It also covers essential prior knowledge and includes some extension topics. The essential foundations of the series: The three interconnected content strands are incorporated into 11 units of work that can be completed in the school year Let's Start activities provide context and foundation for topics Every question is grouped according to the four proficiency strands of the new Australian Curriculum: Understanding, Fluency, Problem-solving and Reasoning Problem-solving and Reasoning questions are included in every exercise Enrichment questions in each exercise, and investigations, challenges and puzzles in every chapter reflect curriculum aims by extending students in depth Literacy and numeracy skills, thinking skills, creativity and ICT activities (including dynamic geometry and calculator activities) are incorporated and encouraged in every chapter.

Essential Mathematics Gold for the Australian Curriculum Year 7 contains the following features: • The three interconnected content strands are incorporated into 10-11 units of work that can be completed in the school year. • Carefully chosen and assessed language, design and sentence structures engage students who struggle with maths and potentially with reading. • Examples show explanations alongside solutions, and are closely linked to carefully graded exercises, giving students the opportunity for immediate success and to work independently. • Maths Words and Hint balloons reinforce the meaning of key terms and help students apply key concepts as they work through the exercises. • Every question is grouped according to the proficiency strands of the Australian Curriculum • Important terms are defined within the text for immediate understanding and included in the glossary for reference and revision. • Games and puzzles in every chapter • Chapter reviews include summary mind maps of key concepts and lots of revision questions to test understanding.

Includes: Maths vocabulary, integers, ratio and rates, the calculator, geometry theorems, triangles & quadrilaterals, how to reason in geometry, areas & volume, consumer arithmetic, algebra, eqations, the number plane & formulas, indices and scientific notation, statistics, graphs, formulae & problem solving, surface area, trigonometry, congruent & similar triangles, volumes, probability & chance.

"This book provides a structured and clear interpretation of the Australian mathematics curriculum, detailing what a child is required to know by the end of Year 3. It covers the syllabus topic by topic, explaining what is to be taught and how it is being taught in Australian classrooms. It is a comprehensive, well-presented and easy to understand book which provides an ideal reference for parents to consult when they wish to provide assistance in supporting the development of their child's mathematical understanding"--Understanding Maths website.