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Graph investigator: getting to school [ESL]

Learning objects Graph investigator: getting to school [ESL]

TLF ID L10340

How long do most students take to get to school? Select the appropriate data sets and choose a useful graph type to investigate this question. See the data presented in the chosen graph type and draw a conclusion about this question. Explore different graph types such as scatter plots, line graphs and histograms. This learning object is one in a series of six objects.

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Educational details

Key learning objectives
  • Students select appropriate information to answer questions or investigate an issue.
  • Students analyse data and data handling processes to assist in decision-making.
  • Students observe the same data presented in different graph forms.
Educational value
  • Helps students to choose the data relevant to the investigation.
  • Enables students to compare the usefulness of different graph types before selecting the one to use in the investigation.
  • Helps students to decide on an appropriate graph type and draw a conclusion from the selected data representation.
  • Provides an experience of how data and graph type selections depend on the question being investigated.
  • Includes feedback to support selections of appropriate data or graph type.
  • Features modified language for English as a Second Language users.
  • Includes a glossary of terms used in the activity.
  • Includes audio support for all text in the activity.
Year level

9

TopicsBox plots; Data representation; Histograms; Line graphs; Normal distributions; Stem and leaf plots
Learning area
  • mathematics
Strand
  • Mathematics/Statistics and probability
    Concept
    • Mathematics/Data
    • Mathematics/Data interpretation
    • Mathematics/Graphs
    • Mathematics/Investigation
    Skill
    • Knowledge;
    • Comprehension;
    • Application;
    • Analysis
    Student activity
    • Interactives;
    • Experiment;
    • Analysis;
    • Modelling;
    • Problem solving;
    • Comprehension activity;
    • Data manipulation and interpretation
    Learning design
    • Experiential learning;
    • Independent learning;
    • Problem solving;
    • Visual learning

    Other details

    Contributors
    • Publisher
    • Date of contribution: 20 Sep 2013
    • Organisation: Education Services Australia
    • Address: Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
    • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
    • Script writer
    • Organisation: Michael Wagner; Godwin and Wagner
    • Address: Box Hill South VIC 3182 Australia
    • URL: www.michaelwagner.com.au
    • Technical implementer
    • Organisation: CSIRO Publishing
    • Address: Collingwood VIC 3066 Australia
    • Subject matter expert
    • Organisation: Janet Saker
    • Address: Williamstown VIC 3016 Australia
    • Educational validator
    • Organisation: Graham Jones
    • Address: Gold Coast QLD 4217 Australia
    • Subject matter expert
    • Organisation: Howard Reeves
    • Address: Lindisfarne TAS 7015 Australia
    • Educational validator
    • Technical implementer
    Access profile
    • Device independence
    • Hearing independence
    Learning resource type
    • Interactive Resource
    Browsers
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer - minimum version: 8.0 (MS-Windows) - maximum version: 9.0 (MS-Windows)
    • Firefox - minimum version: (MS-Windows)
    • Safari - minimum version: 5.1 (MacOS)
    Operating systems
    • MacOS - minimum version: 10.6
    • MS-Windows - minimum version: XP - maximum version: 7
    Platform requirements
    • Due to the use of rich media content, this learning object is suitable for a connection speed of 256kb/s or faster.
    Rights
    • © Education Services Australia Ltd, 2013, except where indicated under Acknowledgements.

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