Mathematics / Foundation / Statistics and Probability / Data representation and interpretation

Curriculum content descriptions

Answer yes/no questions to collect information and make simple inferences (ACMSP011)

Elaborations
  • posing questions about themselves and familiar objects and events
  • representing responses to questions using simple displays, including grouping students according to their answers
  • using data displays to answer simple questions such as ‘how many students answered “yes” to having brown hair?’
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Questionnaires

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reSolve: Statistics - Shoes

This lesson engages students in gathering and representing data on the shoes that students wear to school. Students work together as a class to sort their shoes into different categories of their choosing. They organise and represent their data using a picture graph, then use the graph to answer questions and make simple ...

Video

Count Us In, Ep 9: Using data about favourite foods

Flynn helps Dodly gather information about monsters' favourite foods for Dodly's new cafe menu. Watch and learn while the two monsters research their friends' favourite foods and then display and organise this information. Will Flynn ever get fed at Cafe de Dodly?

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reSolve: Statistics: How many are we?

This sequence of 3 lessons engages students in exploring class data through everyday experiences. Students collect and record data about the number of classmates present each day and use this information to make informed predictions. Key learning goals, pedagogical tools and design decisions for teachers are integrated ...

Downloadable

First steps in mathematics: Chance and data

This guide supports teachers to develop students’ understanding, skills and processes related to probability and statistics.

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Healthy eating at home and on the go

Students will learn about the importance of healthy eating and preparing food safely and hygienically. They will understand how this enables their bodies to grow and develop, using hands-on activities. This lesson is part of a sequence of lessons that can be used with this age-group of students. Topics include Seasons and ...

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reSolve: Patterns in a circle

This sequence of lessons explores the various possibilities for constructing a circular pattern using different colours. Students decorate party hats using two and then three different coloured pompoms and investigate the combinations that arise. They then create circular patterns using four colours and identify similarities ...

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reSolve: Patterns: Attribute Train

This sequence of two lessons explores the similarity and differences of objects based on attributes. The sequence begins by looking at the attributes of colour and shape and then introduces a third attribute of size. Students are asked to determine what an object might look like when one or two of its attributes are changed. ...

Video

Play School: Buttons and shapes

Have you ever looked at the buttons on your clothes? What shapes are they? You will find that most buttons are circles, but sometimes they can come in really different and interesting shapes, sizes and colours! What are some of the button shapes and colours mentioned in this video?

Interactive

Cake time: Peg + cat

Peg and Cat use a pattern to decorate a cake. See what type of pattern they use.

Interactive

Monster choir: making patterns

Help monsters in a choir to make animal sounds in order. Make a sequence of up to four sounds. Choose monsters so that their sounds match the sequence. Repeat the pattern to make a song.