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Mathematical modelling: Screentime footprint

Students use linear models to explore how screen time impacts carbon emissions, analysing personal digital footprints and predicting future impact.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Web page
Keywords	scatter plot
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Statistics, Measurement, Algebra
Topics	Mathematical modelling
Numeracy progression	Interpreting and representing data (P7) Proportional thinking (P6) Interpreting fractions (P9)
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Organisation	Australian Academy of Science
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