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Algebra tiles to build x² + 5x + 6 as a rectangle, a balance to keep both sides equal, a clinometer to measure an angle: the equipment good maths classrooms use.
Twelve hands-on tools for Years 7 to 10: algebra tiles, a balance for equations, a clinometer for trigonometry. In algebra, your teenager writes every line of working and SubjectMate checks each one. If they get stuck, SubjectMate provides them with a hint for the next step, never the answer.
Each tool starts with something your teenager can see and move. As they get more confident, the tool gives them less support, until they can solve the problem with just pen and paper.
Algebra tiles to build x² + 5x + 6 as a rectangle, a balance to keep both sides equal, a clinometer to measure an angle: the equipment good maths classrooms use.
Next they write each line of working, the way it’s set out in their exercise book. Every line is checked as they go, so a mistake is caught on the line where it happens.
Finally they solve it without the tool. When they get two right in a row without a hint, the next level opens.
In algebra, one wrong line ruins everything after it. SubjectMate checks each line your teenager writes and, if it’s wrong, says what kind of mistake it is, like forgetting to multiply the second term in a bracket. Then they fix it themselves.
Solving 5x + 3 = 2x + 15: “There are x’s on both sides. Can you get them onto one side?”
“What happens to the balance if you take 2x off both sides?”
“Take 2x off both sides: 3x + 3 = 15. What comes next?” Your teenager finishes the working.
Tap any tool to try it right here. Each one has a free preview of two tasks.
SubjectMate knows your child’s state and year level. Each tool shows the tasks their class is learning, in the right order, using the same words their teacher uses. NSW and the other states don’t always teach topics in the same year, and the studio follows yours.
NSW students can meet Pythagoras in Year 7 or 8, during Stage 4. In the other states it’s Year 8. Each student sees it when their class does.
From two-step equations with whole-number answers in Year 7, to brackets, pronumerals on both sides and inequalities.
No. The tools never show an answer your teenager hasn’t worked out, and “I’m stuck” gives one step at a time. When a line of working is wrong, SubjectMate names the kind of mistake, not the fix.
Years 7 to 10. Each tool starts at your child’s year level and steps up after two correct answers in a row without hints. Years 3 to 6 have their own primary Maths Studio.
For some Year 9 and 10 tasks, such as trigonometry, yes: they use their own calculator, just like in class. The task says when, and how to round the answer.
Senior maths tools are next. Until then, Years 11 and 12 students can use the graphing tools inside the tutor.
Yes. Every tool on this page has a free preview of two tasks. The 7-day free trial opens all the tools at your child’s year level and saves their progress.
No. It’s included in every SubjectMate plan, alongside the tutor.
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