AC9M5A02
Official content description
find unknown values in numerical equations involving multiplication and division using the properties of numbers and operations
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What Year 5 Maths students should achieve
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- They choose and use appropriate metric units to measure the attributes of length, mass and capacity, and to solve problems involving perimeter and area.
- They represent common percentages and connect them to their fraction and decimal equivalents.
- They estimate, construct and measure angles in degrees.
- Students perform and describe the results of transformations and identify any symmetries.
- Students convert between 12- and 24-hour time.
- By the end of Year 5, students use place value to write and order decimals including decimals greater than one.
The Algebra progression either side of AC9M5A02
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Taught before · Year 4
- AC9M4A01find unknown values in numerical equations involving addition and subtraction, using the properties of numbers and operations
- AC9M4A02recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts up to 10 x 10 and related division facts; extend and apply facts to develop efficient mental strategies for computation with larger numbers without a calculator
Builds towards · Year 6
- AC9M6A01recognise and use rules that generate visually growing patterns and number patterns involving rational numbers
- AC9M6A02find unknown values in numerical equations involving brackets and combinations of arithmetic operations, using the properties of numbers and operations
- AC9M6A03create and use algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions that use rules to generate sets of numbers; identify, interpret and explain emerging patterns
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