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Describe and interpret data displays using median, mean and range (ACMSP172)

Elaborations
  • using mean and median to compare data sets and explaining how outliers may affect the comparison
  • locating mean, median and range on graphs and connecting them to real life
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Data representation,  Mean,  Median

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This teacher resource is a PowerPoint presentation designed to address common student misunderstandings about life expectancy. It emphasises that life expectancy is an average, that most people live for much longer or shorter than their life expectancy and that, when life expectancy is low, it is mostly because of a very ...

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Water games

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In this set of learning activities, students explore the question 'What process can be designed that will change people's habits towards water saving and result in reducing demand?' The module includes a comprehensive teacher guide, curriculum links, materials lists, design process guides and printable student resource ...

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Sleepy statistics: Analysis: Part 2

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In this second of two lessons, students represent their acquired sleep data using a back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot and draw conclusions based on statistical analysis.

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Sleepy statistics: Part 1

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Students conduct a sleep audit over two weeks to test hypotheses regarding improving sleep quality.

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Work sample Year 7 Mathematics: Investigations

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This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 7 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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The humanoid project

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Students explore a large data set.

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Give it your best shot

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Students calculate the mean, median and mode for sets of data and select the appropriate measure of centre.

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Statistics and probability: Foundation to Year 9

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This comprehensive resource describes the progression of ideas that cover statistics and probability. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in chance and data including teaching and cultural implications.

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Data in Gapminder world

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This resource is a dataset providing data for a number of indicators of development over time for more than 200 countries. The indicators fall into the following categories: population, health, economy, environment, work, infrastructure, energy and education, with over 500 sets of data in total. Each set of data can be ...

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Waste and materials – sustainability action process (Years 7–10)

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This resource guides students through an extended school-based or local investigation focussed on waste and materials using the five-step sustainability action process. The resource supports the investigation of a real-world issue or problem. Students develop and implement a chosen sustainability action and then evaluate ...

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Climate calculations

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In this set of learning activities, students use science, technologies and mathematics to explore climate change and to develop approaches that communities might implement to adapt to climate change. The module includes a comprehensive teacher guide, curriculum links, materials lists, design process guides and printable ...

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TIMES Module 1: Number and Algebra: sets and Venn diagrams - teacher guide

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This is a 22-page guide for teachers. The module provides an introduction to set notation and demonstrates its use in logic, probability and functions.

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An interactive exploration of Venn diagrams with three attributes.

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TIMES Module 18: Number and Algebra: decimals and percentages - teacher guide

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This is a 21-page guide for teachers containing an introduction to decimals and percentages. It shows how place value is extended to describe positive numbers less than one. It also explores how to represent decimals on the number line, compare decimals, undertake the four basic arithmetic operations with decimals and change ...

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Years 7–8: Working with data

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This scope and sequence unit focuses on the skills required to acquire, analyse and visualise data. Students can acquire data from sources ranging from paper and digital surveys to electronic sensors and online data repositories. Spreadsheets and single-table databases can be used for data analysis and visualisation. At ...

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Years 7–8: Collaborative data project

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This scope and sequence unit provides an opportunity for students to apply the data-analysis skills from the ‘Working with data’ unit in the context of a digital solution designed, developed and evaluated collaboratively.

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Years 7–8: Binary numbers

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This scope and sequence unit introduces students to the binary system of ones and zeros used by digital technology to store and process numbers.

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In this lesson, students use algebra tiles to solve one-variable linear equations involving multiplication and division, applying these skills in real-world contexts to enhance their understanding.

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