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Teaching and learning activities for around five classroom mathematics sessions. Units include links to the NZC, specific learning outcomes, descriptions of sequenced teaching and learning activities, useful questions to use with students, a list of the resource materials required, and any copymasters needed.

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Marble Roll

Level Four
Statistics
Units of Work
In this practical unit students make ramps, roll marbles down them, record the distance the marble travels from different starting positions, graph these distances, predict other distances, and make statements based on the data they create.
  • Construct a stable ramp to meet conditions.
  • Follow and repeat a procedure to replicate exactly the same conditions (fair testing).
  • Measure and record distances accurately.
  • Graph the starting positions and distances traveled on scatter graphs.
  • Talk about distinctive features of scatter graphs.
  • Make...
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Sports Statistics

Level Four
Statistics
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In this unit students are given the opportunity to investigate a sport of their choice, access statistics through surveys and from the internet, and present their findings as graphs created using technology.
  • Pose investigative questions.
  • Plan for data collection.
  • Gather and collate data.
  • Use technology to display and analyse data.
  • Discuss features of data displays.
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Travel to school

Level Four
Statistics
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In this unit students investigate methods of travel to school, using technology to produce data displays and investigate distributions.
  • Pose investigative questions for statistical enquiry
  • Plan an investigation
  • Use spreadsheets to collate data
  • Use technology to display data
  • Discuss features of data display
  • Compare features of data distributions.
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Cars

Level Four
Statistics
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In this unit students investigate variables associated with cars, using a spreadsheet to produce data displays and investigate distributions.
  • Plan an investigation to collect numerical data.
  • Collect and collate data.
  • Use technology to display data.
  • Discuss features of data display.
  • Compare features of data distributions.
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Measuring up

Level Four
Statistics
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In this unit the students will collect statistical data about their own class and school and learn how to compare it to data from students from CensusAtSchool.
  • Plan a statistical investigation.
  • Use technology to display and analyse data.
  • Discuss features of data displays.
  • Compare features of data distributions.
  • Communicate findings.
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What is a typical Year 8 student?

Level Five
Statistics
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In this unit students construct, administer and analyse a survey to consider what constitutes a typical Year 8 student.
  • Plan an investigation.
  • Choose and construct appropriate data displays.
  • Discuss features of data displays using mean, median and mode and looking at the range.
  • Where appropriate, state implications from their investigation.
  • Look at possible further investigations or improvements to their investigation.
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Time Use Survey

Level Five
Statistics
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This unit gives survey experience by providing students with the opportunity to design, collect and analyse data on the use of their time.
  • Plan an investigation.
  • Choose and construct appropriate data displays.
  • Discuss features of data displays using mean, median and mode and looking at the range.
  • Where appropriate state implications from their investigation.
  • Look at possible further investigation or improvements to their...
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Census At School

Level Five
Statistics
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This unit develops statistical literacy exploring multivariate data sets that have been created by the students and from the CensusAtschool (NZ) and CensusAtschool (International) sites.
  • Plan an investigation including selecting an appropriate sample choose and construct appropriate data displays.
  • Discuss features of data displays using mean, median and mode and looking at the range.
  • Where appropriate state implications from their investigation.
  • Look at possible further...
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Average Looking

Level Four
Level Five
Geometry and Measurement
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In this unit we use measurements of our classmates to find the average (mean and mode) of our features. We use our findings to create a 3-dimensional "class head".
  • Plan an investigation.
  • Calculate the mean and mode of a data set.
  • Discuss features of data displays using mean and mode.
  • State implications from an investigation.
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Data cards: Level 3

Level Three
Statistics
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This unit provides a way of looking at multivariate data (i.e. data that includes many variable, such as gender, age, height, eye colour, bedtime, etc.) that comes from a group of individuals. Data cards hold several pieces of information about individuals, and by sorting and organising a set of...
  • Recognise what the variables are in a secondary data set.
  • Sort the given data into categories.
  • Answer investigative questions by sorting, organising and arranging data.
  • Make sensible statements about the data with supporting evidence.