Year 6, Term 2: Cartesian geometryFocus: CoordinatesScope and sequence: Coordinates |
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Learning intention: Students explore the Cartesian coordinate system linking geometry with algebra. |
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NSW Syllabus
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Australian Curriculum
(version 9.0)
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"A student locates and describes
points on a coordinate plane." (MA3-GM-01)
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"Students learn to recognise
situations, including financial contexts, that use integers;
locate and represent integers on a number line and as
coordinates on the Cartesian plane." (AC9M6N01)
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Week 1
René Descartes
René Descartes 1596 – 1650 (Triple threat: Science, philosophy and mathematics)
Science
“It was René Descartes (1596-1650) in 1637 who initially described the heart as a mechanical pump and the body as a machine” (Loxley, Dawes, Nicholls & Dore, 2018, p. 253).
Philosophy
“I think; therefore I am” which means we cannot doubt our existence while we doubt.
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/71353975316940566/
Mathematics
Cartesian coordinates
Week 2
Euclidean geometry
Cartesian coordinates
https://socratic.org/questions/where-is-the-x-axis-and-y-axis-located
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Linking geometry with algebra
Week 9
Week 10
Moderated self-assessment
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