Year 7, Unit 2 – making decisions
This unit is designed to allow students to explore how we use data to assist in making decsions. Students will explore different ways of representing data, and make decisions by analysing and interpreting the data.
It addresses content from the focus areas of Data analysis and Data classification and visualisation.
The Mathematics K–10 syllabus (2023)External link is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
Detailed implementation information including key features and resources is available on the Mathematics syllabus development page (NESA)External link.
Making decisions is a 12-lesson unit for Year 7 with resources.
Introduction
Making decisions (DOCX 135 KB)
Lesson 1 – greedy pig game
Lesson 2 – what is normal?
Lesson 3 – the 3 M’s
Lesson 4 – what does Google know about me?
What does Google know about me? (DOCX 1.1 MB)
Lesson 5 – slow reveal graphs
Lesson 6 – proportion graphs
Lesson 7 – breaking the code
Lesson 8 – texting competition
Lesson 9 – myth busters
Lesson 10 – you should eat more chocolate
You should eat more chocolate (DOCX 89 KB)
Lesson 11 – going to the movies
Lesson 12 – how heavy is too heavy?
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 SyllabusExternal link © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2023.