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Environmental Mathematics

This unit is linked to an HSIE unit on rainforests. The students and community worked together to plant a tree corridor and a bush tucker garden. The Mathematics involved Measurement (length, area, volume and capacity, mass and time), and Space and Geometry (position).

Diagram of Karen's program (PDF - 55 KB).

Follow Karen's journey as she developed and implemented her Mathematics unit.

Unit of work (PDF)

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Unit of work (FlashPaper)

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