Mathematics and Statistics · Years 7–8 · NZ Curriculum
Algebra
What Mathematics and Statistics intermediate students in Aotearoa New Zealand learn under algebra, and where it shows up across Kōkiri Learn's inquiry worlds.
Mathematics and Statistics · 7 inquiry worlds cover this strand
New Zealand Curriculum, Phase 3
The teaching sequence
Year 7 sequence
- One- and two-step equations
- Substituting into formulae
- Coordinates in four quadrants
- Spotting rules in tables and sequences
Year 8 sequence
- Writing rules with letters to predict
- Simplifying and factorising expressions
- Non-linear patterns: triangular, square and cube numbers
- Plotting patterns
Where this shows up
Kōkiri Learn inquiry worlds that cover this strand
The whole class works on one world at a time — these are where this strand's focus actually comes up.
5 weeksFind Your Way: Maps, Angles and CoordinatesYear 7 sequence · Coordinates in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane, using ordered pairs to plot and describe positions
5 weeksPatterns, Proof and PredictionYear 8 sequence · Recognising linear patterns with a constant increase, writing the rule t = a × n + d in words and letters, graphing it as a straight line, and making conjectures; investigating triangular, square and cube numbers with tables and plots on the coordinate plane; forming and solving linear equations (which step uses 100 tiles?); simplifying expressions with brackets
5 weeksMoney Moves: Budgets, Percentages and InterestYear 8 sequence · Writing linear rules for plan costs (total = monthly cost × months + upfront cost), graphing them and solving for the month where two plans cost the same
5 weeksNumber Detectives: Primes, Powers and CodesYear 8 sequence · Non-linear patterns: square and cube numbers, recognising and generalising the pattern in a table
5 weeksShape Shifters: Transformations and TessellationYear 8 sequence · Writing a rule with letters from a table of results (number of sides and angle sum) and using it to predict
5 weeksSpark: Static and CircuitsYear 8 sequence · Using a rule written with letters (V = I × R) to predict current or resistance
5 weeksCode a Game: Algorithms and DebuggingYear 7 sequence · Coordinates in four quadrants on the Scratch stage; spotting rules in sequences when using variables
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