Stage 3, 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:

  • create random generators and describe probabilities using fractions
  • conduct chance experiments with both small and large numbers of trials and compare observed frequencies with expected results
  • interpret and compare a range of data displays, including data presented in digital media and elsewhere.

Data A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-DATA-01

  • Collect categorical and discrete numerical data by observation or survey
  • Choose and use appropriate tables and graphs

Data B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-DATA-02

  • Interpret and compare a range of data displays
  • Interpret data presented in digital media and elsewhere

Chance B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-CHAN-01

  • Compare observed frequencies of outcomes with expected results
  • Create random generators and describe probabilities using fractions
  • Conduct chance experiments with both small and large numbers of trials

Category:

  • Chance
  • Data
  • Mathematics (2022)
  • Stage 3
  • Unit

Business Unit:

  • Curriculum and Reform
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