Generalising with repeated reasoning
Recognise and use repeated reasoning to generalise: describe algebraic rules for nth terms, use properties of operations to simplify, and verify generalisations with specific cases
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When your child finds the rule for a number sequence — like "add 7 each time" or "multiply the position number by 3" — can they use that rule to find any term without having to list all the ones before it?
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Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
create and use algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions that use rules to generate sets of numbers; identify, interpret and explain emerging patterns
recognise and use rules that generate visually growing patterns and number patterns involving rational numbers
identify the relationships between angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles; use these to determine unknown angles, communicating reasoning
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.