Need-to-know Maths club; CAA courses Year 10

Satisfying CAA 

Author - Hamish McAlley and Kaeden Cresswell

Recommended Year: 10 but can be used at all levels to achieve CAA Mathematics. 

The CAA exams are a crucial component of the year 10 curriculum. Passing them is a requirement of NCEA in following years and they cover a wide range of numeracy skills. This particular course contains modules which deal with the skills required to answer and preparing you best for these crucial tests!

So...  what is in each Course?

Each Course has 5 modules and 5 self-quizzes. 

Each course can be used repeatedly for revision and ongoing practice. In fact we recommend this!

Here is what each of the Courses contains: 5 modules.

Percentage Applications;

Relations between fractions, decimals and percentages
What is one number as a percent of another?, How to find a percent of a number
How to increase a number by a percentage, How to decrease a number by a percentage
What percentage did a number change by?
Mixed word problems involving percentages

Measurement Applications;

Converting units, Scaling units, Choosing appropriate units
Finding perimeter and area of rectangles and triangles
Finding surface area and volume of cuboids and triangular prisms
Using bearings, scales and co-ordinates to interpret features on a map
Word problems, linking number and measurement ideas

Interpreting Diagrams;

Mean, median, mode, averages
Time conversions, interpreting time charts
Applying fractions, decimals, percentages, co-ordinates, other number methods using graphs
Explaining interesting features, central tendencies, spread for graphs
Using mathematics to justify claims. How do we justify claims in mathematics?

Number;

Knowing numbers up to billions, using timelines
Add, subtract, multiply, divide integers: word problems, integer powers.
How to round, Decimal places, Significant figures
Identifying patterns, continuing sequences.
Understanding and applying concepts related to ratios, rates, and proportional reasoning

Geometry;

What are angles, Types of angle, Naming angles
Basic angle rules, Angle rules for triangles
Identify structures using front, side and top views and vice versa
Symmetry, applying reflections and translations (with vectors)
Applying rotations and enlargements in context

Word problems;

Solving and recognising word problems using addition
Solving and recognising word problems using subtraction
Solving and recognising word problems using multiplication
Solving and recognising word problems using division
Solving and recognising mixed word problems