Where’s the mankarr? Video observation data: Part 1

In this first of two lessons, students investigate data from animal observations recorded by a video camera. Students take on the role of ‘researchers’ and use secondary data about an endangered Australian marsupial.

In the follow-up lesson Where’s the mankarr? Recording and visualising data, students visualise and interpret the data recorded of their animal observations.

This lesson was developed in collaboration with Caty Morris and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA).

ESA would like to acknowledge the Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa and Martu peoples as developers of the source material used in the creation of this lesson.

Resource details
Year level
Year 4 Year 5
Purpose
Teaching resource
Strand
Statistics
Topic
Statistical investigations
Audience
Teachers
Format
Webpage
Cross-curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Numeracy progression
Interpreting and representing data (P4)
Publisher
Commonwealth of Australia
Copyright
© 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0.
Other terms
acquire data real word data spreadsheets First Nations Australian Indigenous rangers