reSolve: Reconciliation data

This lesson prompts students to examine data from the Reconciliation Barometer report, collect their own local data and compare with the national findings. Students discuss the meaning of reconciliation, explore statements from the Reconciliation Barometer report, design a survey to collect local data relating to the statements from the report, graph their data, interpret their findings and compare their results to national data. The lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, a supporting PowerPoint presentation, links to data and videos, discussion points and student resources. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.

Resource details

Year level

Year 5 Year 6

Purpose

Teaching resource

Strand

Statistics Number

Topic

Data representation and interpretation Fractions Decimals

Audience

Teachers

Format

Downloadable resource

Australian Curriculum code

AC9M5N04 AC9M6ST01 AC9M6ST02

Numeracy progression

Interpreting fractions (P6) Interpreting and representing data (P4) Number and place value (P8) Proportional thinking (P1)

Publisher

reSolve Maths by Inquiry

Copyright

© Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Keywords

decimal percentage

Other terms

collecting data column graphs