Multi-age 3–6, mathematics, Year A – Unit 18

This unit develops the big idea that questions can be asked and answered by interpreting data.

Syllabus

Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.

In this 2-week unit, students are provided opportunities to:

use data in a spreadsheet to create column graphs (Stage 2)
investigate how data can be interpreted and used to make decisions (Stage 2)
conduct chance experiments and compare the predicted and actual results where the outcomes are equally likely (Stage 2)
represent probabilities of outcomes of chance experiments using fractions, decimals and percentages, comparing predicted outcomes with observed results (Stage 3)
describe, interpret and pose questions about data presented in tables, column graphs, line graphs and timelines (Stage 3)
investigate how data representations can be misleading or biased (Stage 3).

Syllabus focus and content groups

Stage 2

Data A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-DATA-01, MA2-DATA-02

Organise and display data using tables and graphs
Interpret and compare data

Data B –MAO-WM-01, MA2-DATA-01, MA2-DATA-02

Select and trial methods for data collection
Construct and interpret data displays with many-to-one scales

Chance A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-CHAN-01

Identify possible outcomes from chance experiments

Chance B – MAO-WM-01, MA2-CHAN-01

Describe the likelihood of outcomes of chance events

Stage 3

Represents numbers B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-RN-01

Decimals and percentages: Make connections between benchmark fractions, decimals and percentages

Data A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-DATA-01

Collect categorical and discrete numerical data by observation or survey
Choose and use appropriate tables and graphs
Describe and interpret different datasets in context

Data B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-DATA-02

Interpret and compare a range of data displays
Interpret data presented in digital media and elsewhere

Chance A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-CHAN-01

List outcomes of chance experiments involving equally likely outcomes and represent probabilities

Chance B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-CHAN-01

Compare observed frequencies of outcomes with expected results

Resource

3–6 Multi-age, Year A – Unit 18 (DOCX 10164 KB)

Mathematics 3–6 units

Sample units to support implementation in Years 3–6 of the Mathematics K–10 Syllabus.

Multi-age 3–6, mathematics, Year A – Unit 19

This unit develops the big idea that angles are the primary structural component of many shapes.

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Chance
Data
Mathematics (2022)
Represents numbers
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