reSolve: Mathematical modelling – how risky is life?
In this unit of work, students explore the risks of dying unexpectedly from various causes. They start from their own fears and, by comparing them with Australian Bureau of Statistics data, recognise that these are often unfounded and sometimes driven by the media. Students learn how to calculate the risks involved for various activities and how these are related to the base risk of death for people of different ages and genders. The emphasis is on order-of-magnitude comparisons, reflecting the various kinds of variation in risk level between individuals and over time.
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| Year level(s) | Year 9 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | risk, modelling, statistical frequency, variables |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Probability, Statistics, Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Chance and probability, Data representation and interpretation |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M9ST03
Represent the distribution of multiple data sets for numerical variables using comparative representations; compare data distributions with consideration of centre, spread and shape, and the effect of outliers on these measures
AC9M9P02
Calculate relative frequencies from given or collected data to estimate probabilities of events involving "and", inclusive "or" and exclusive "or"
AC9M9ST05
Plan and conduct statistical investigations involving the collection and analysis of different kinds of data; report findings and discuss the strength of evidence to support any conclusions?
AC9M9ST05
Plan and conduct statistical investigations involving the collection and analysis of different kinds of data; report findings and discuss the strength of evidence to support any conclusions? |
| Numeracy progression |
Interpreting and representing data (P8)
Understanding chance (P6) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | ReSolve: Maths by Inquiry |
| Copyright | © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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