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Go beyond drill and practice


Informed by learning design, Nelson Maths 7-10 Western Australia is a new series for the Australian Curriculum that supports all teachers and students by focusing on differentiation and pedagogy that goes beyond theory and exercises.

  • Classroom investigations and practical activities built into every chapter: written by teachers for teachers.
  • Strong and explicit curriculum mapping: syllabus grids and codes
  • Focus on core maths concepts and skills.
  • Numeracy: real-life applications of maths, mental calculation exercises (no calculators).
  • Literacy: appropriate reading levels, chapter glossaries, end-of-book glossary, keywords defined in chapters, list of mathematical verbs, Language of maths reflection questions.
  • Technology includes spreadsheets, dynamic geometry software and the Internet.
  • Did you know? contains interesting facts and applications of mathematics.
  • Problem-solving and rich applications questions.
  • Video tutorials made by 'flipped classroom' teachers.
  • Topic summary (mind map) activities.
  • Worked solutions to all exercises for teachers.
  • Test yourself contains chapter revision.
  • Worked solutions to all exercises for teachers.
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Nelson MindTap

 

Nelson MindTap is an online learning space that puts you at the centre.

Nelson Maths Western Australia Nelson MindTap gives you access to an etext with integrated interactives and online assessment.

It is available as blended print/digital product or as digital only. Multiple access options are available, including LMS integration, so you can choose what works best for your school.

  • Curriculum-aligned Twig World videos and animations that are guaranteed to captivate students and provide real world context and assess student understanding.
  • 10+ worked example video tutorials to support flipped learning, homework, or in-class demonstrations.
  • 200+ worksheets, puzzle sheets, skillsheets and technology worksheets. 
  • A variety of formative assessment opportunities including PhET interactives and simulations: online maths widgets that allow students to explore maths concepts.
  • Online quizzes of exercise questions including SkillCheck pre-chapter quizzes for students to check their prerequisite knowledge and end-of-chapter quizzes to test their understanding of new content.

Meet the Authors

 

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Rashmi Bhagwati
Rachel Theunissen
Rachel Theunissen
Judy Binns
Judy Binns
Gaspare Carrozza
Gaspare Carrozza
Klaas Bootsma
Klaas Bootsma
David Badger
David Badger
Sarah Hamper
Sarah Hamper
Robert Yen
Robert Yen
 

Rashmi Bhagwati teaches at a high school in southeast Brisbane and has been a mathematics educator for over 20 years. She has been involved in external exam marking and assessment processes, and was a panellist for Mathematics A (senior General Mathematics). Rashmi wrote topic tests for the Nelson Senior Maths Essential Mathematics series for Queensland and WA.

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