| Task Name : Backyard Blitz | Task Level : K (Year 10) | ||
| Semester : 2 | Topic : Introducing Algebra | VC Strand : Patterns and Algebra | |
| Web Address : http://maths.crusoecollege.vic.edu.au/paK | |||
| Equipment Needed : None | |||
| Victorian Curriculum outcome : Expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic expressions using a variety of strategies | |||
| Task description : Students design 5 backyards, made up of two squares, one inside the other. The area of the larger square can be calculated using difference of perfect squares. Students express each backyard as a factorised equation, quadratic equation and diagram. Include a sample area calculation for each. | |||
| Assessment options : Photographs of designs; digital versions of designs. | |||
| Teacher notes : Non-monic quadratic designs are much more challenging – ask students to incorporate some in their designs, for example, 9×2-25. | |||