Stage 2, mathematics, Year B – Unit 38
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:
- conduct a survey and collect, organise and display data using tables and graphs
- compare the likelihood of obtaining particular outcomes in a simple chance experiment by predicting, conducting the experiment and comparing the results with the prediction
- interpret and evaluate the effectiveness of various data displays found in media where displays represent data using a scale of many-to-one.
Data A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-DATA-01, MA2-DATA-02
- Collect discrete data
- 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
- Identify when events are affected by previous events