Interpret and discuss data displays: Year 10 – planning tool
This planning resource for Year 10 is for the topic of Interpret and discuss data displays. Students are further equipped to analyse and evaluate claims, inferences and reported conclusions of statistics reported in the media. Students use critical-thinking skills to investigate many forms of data representation, such as tables, spreadsheets, graphs, plots and charts.
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| Year level(s) | Year 10 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Planning support, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies, Student task, Home practice tasks |
| Format | Web page |
| Keywords | lesson plans, assessment task, teaching strategies, pedagogies, Australian Curriculum, learning from home, misconceptions |
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| Strand and focus | Statistics |
| Topics | Data representation and interpretation |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M10ST01
Analyse claims, inferences and conclusions of statistical reports in the media, including ethical considerations and identification of potential sources of bias |
| Numeracy progression |
Interpreting and representing data (P8)
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated |
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