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Sleuthing pie charts
Students are presented with a pie graph which has obviously incorrect percentages. Students are asked to analyse the graph, and discuss the errors. A link is given to possible answers, and some options for extension are suggested.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Feedback, Questioning |
| Keywords | pie graphs |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Statistics, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Data representation and interpretation |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7ST03
Plan and conduct statistical investigations involving data for discrete and continuous numerical variables; analyse and interpret distributions of data and report findings in terms of shape and summary statistics |
| Numeracy progression |
Interpreting and representing data (P6)
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| Organisation | AAMT |
| Copyright | © 2013 Education Services Australia. Free-for-education material. |
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