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956 practicals from Kindergarten to Year 12, in 9 subjects. A practical gives the idea, what you need, the steps, what you should see and a safety card. A teacher-led practical gives the idea and its hazards; its method is for tutors on the learning platform.

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A practical is carried out at the bench, in the classroom or outdoors. A practical with its model not built stands on its own; the page says where a step mentions the model. A calculation and data practical works from published figures by hand, with a calculator or in a spreadsheet. No Lab page includes an interactive model; the Concept Studio holds the demonstrations.

4 practicals

Mathematics K–6 · Mathematics · Algebraic technique

  1. Mathematics K–6 · Kindergarten

    What comes next: repeating patterns with beads and pegs

    A repeating pattern is built from one unit that repeats, so knowing the unit tells you what comes next and what is missing.

    Practical, model not builtLow risk
  2. Mathematics K–6 · Years 1–2

    The twentieth bead: finding the unit of repeat

    A repeating pattern is fixed by its unit of repeat, so the length of the unit tells you the element at any position without building the whole pattern.

    Practical, model not builtLow risk
  3. Mathematics K–6 · Years 5–6

    Area model: multiplying on grid paper

    A product such as 23 × 14 is the number of squares in a 23 by 14 rectangle, and splitting the rectangle along tens and ones shows each partial product of the written method.

    Practical, model not builtLow risk
  4. Mathematics K–6 · Years 5–6

    Below zero: integers on a thermometer and in a lift

    Numbers below zero sit on the same line as numbers above it, so a thermometer and a lift shaft show where negative numbers are and how far apart two integers lie.

    Practical, model not builtLow risk

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