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Work sample Year 6 Mathematics: Fundraiser

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 6 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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Work sample Year 10 Mathematics: Predict a winner

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 10 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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Work sample Year 7 Mathematics: Investigations

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 7 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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Reconciliation progress

Students explore the notion of reconciliation in Australia analysing a report – Reconciliation Australia’s Australian Reconciliation Barometer to answer an inquiry question for their statistical investigation.

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Work sample Year 6 Mathematics: Interpreting and comparing data

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 6 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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Work sample Year 3 Mathematics: Clean our school

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 3 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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Investigate: cane toads

This unit of work is designed to help students understand cane toads and their threat to the Australian environment and agricultural production. Why some animals are to be protected and others need to be eradicated. The resource includes a teacher guide, student learning journal and a PowerPoint presentation.

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ACARA sample assessment task: years 5-6: Representing data

This resource provides strategies for assessing aspects of the Digital Technologies subject in the Australian Curriculum that relate to the representation of data in binary code. The resource includes an assessment planner and rubric, as well as links to curriculum and learning resources.

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Exploring patterns and data with bread tags and plastic lids (Years F-2)

This PDF provides suggestions for using bread tags and plastic bottle caps to collect, organise and represent data.

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Robots, data and computational thinking: years 2-4

This PDF comprises four worksheets that allow students to observe, investigate, manipulate and program simple line-following robots (Ozobots), engaging in the computational thinking process while working with data.

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Create dichotomous keys lesson

In this lesson students engage in a hands-on exploration of local diversity. Students research and record local wildlife, learn about biodiversity in Australia, and conduct a ‘bush blitz’. They learn how to create dichotomous keys and translate their keys into a wildlife discovery app prototype. The resource includes links ...

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Sphero slalom lesson

In this lesson students explore slalom sports and how competitors maximise speed when completing a course. Students research different slalom sports and then share their findings with the class. Students investigate the impact of distance and friction on time to complete a course through digital and unplugged activities. ...

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Interpret and discuss data displays: Year 9 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 9 is for the topic of Interpret and discuss data displays. Students will be presented with various digital media to investigate and evaluate findings from reports of surveys. Students will make informative decisions based on their prior knowledge of sampling and data collection to make judgements ...

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Conduct statistical investigations: Year 6 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Conduct statistical investigations. Students plan and conduct statistical investigations to collect data to answer a question for an identified problem. They analyse and interpret the data and communicate findings.

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Walking on Crushed Glass

This is an illustrated story of a real-life engineering solution designed to recycle glass waste and reuse it as reinforcement for concrete used in footpaths. The book explains the process of innovation to reach a viable solution. It shows the creativity, innovation and collaboration required to provide a solution that ...

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Conduct statistical investigations: Year 5 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 5 is for the topic of Conduct statistical investigations. Students plan and conduct a statistical investigation. They pose questions and collect data using simple surveys or checklists. They select appropriate ways to display the data, interpret the represented data, and communicate their findings.

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Statistical analysis: Year 10 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 10 is for the topic of Statistical analysis. Students are competent with comparing data distributions and are fluent with the relevant mathematical vocabulary. Extend students to work with other data displays, such as box plots, to represent continuous numerical variables. Review the distinction ...

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COVID 19 Demystified course

At the end of this course, learners should be able to better understand the science and numbers behindCOVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes it. They should be able to discuss the pandemic with confidence, giving substantiated viewpoints on matters such as public policy with a willingness to accept other viewpoints. ...

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Interpret and discuss data displays: Year 10 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 10 is for the topic of Interpret and discuss data displays. Students are further equipped to analyse and evaluate claims, inferences and reported conclusions of statistics reported in the media. Students use critical-thinking skills to investigate many forms of data representation, such as ...

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Seeing the wood for the trees

In this lesson sequence students summarise data using advanced filtering and grouping techniques, for example pivot tables in spreadsheets and aggregation functions in databases.