Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and celestial objects

Time and statistics (5 lessons)

In this sequence of 5 lessons, students learn to read and convert 12- and 24-hour time, interpret line graphs, and analyse data by planning and conducting a statistical investigation.

Mathematical processes

Different topics in maths use different mathematical processes to guide students' mathematical inquiry.

Statistics: Time to play

Flight of the osprey infographic

In this lesson, students use data acquired during their learning about the osprey and information sourced online to design and create an infographic.

Osprey ranking threats

In this lesson, students acquire data related to key threats to the survival of osprey. Students work in small groups to rank a list of key threats and collate the data in a class spreadsheet. They sort the data to identify the overall class ranking of threats. Students create a pie chart of the threats commonly ranked as most important (ranked 1).

Osprey position and location

In this lesson, students acquire data related to the migration of the osprey. Students describe location and position on a Cartesian plane using paired coordinates. They explore the way latitude and longitude is used to pinpoint a location on Earth.

Osprey bird dimensions

In this lesson, students investigate measurement data related to the osprey. Students represent and interpret data related to wingspan and body length. They investigate patterns in data to describe any relationships.

Osprey migration data

In this lesson, students acquire data related to the migration of the osprey. Students represent and interpret the data, discussing and reporting on the data distribution. They compare two types of charts to decide which type is best to display the dataset.