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  • Mathematics is a reasoning and creative activity employing abstraction and generalisation to identify, describe and apply patterns and relationships.

    • Aim of mathematics
      The aim of mathematics is to develop students' mathematical thinking, understanding, competence, and confidence in the application of mathematics, their creativity, enjoyment and appreciation of the subject, and their engagement in lifelong learning.

      The essential content for Mathematics K-10 is structured using one process strand.

  • STRAND

    WORKING MATHEMATICALLY

    INTERRELATED PROCESSES

    • Questioning

    • Applying strategies
    • Communicating
    • Reasoning
    • Reflecting

    and the content strands and substrands (K-6)
     

    STRAND MEASUREMENT
    SUBSTRAND

    • Length

    • Area

    • Volume and capacity

    • Mass

    • Time

    STRAND NUMBER
    SUBSTRAND

    • Whole numbers

    • Addition and subtraction

    • Multiplication and division

    • Fractions and decimals

    • Chance

    STRAND SPACE and GEOMETRY
    SUBSTRAND

    • Three-dimensional Space

    • Two-dimensional Space

    • Position

    STRAND PATTERNS and ALGEBRA
    STRAND DATA
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