This unit of work consists of a book covering four weeks of work focusing on chance and data. Students complete a series of daily activities to explore chance and probability and to collect, represent and interpret data. Teachers will need to login to Scootle to be able to access this resource or click on the Big Deal sign to go to Google Docs.
https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/S3335/resources/itsabigdeal.pdf
Overview
Educational value:
· Provides a pedagogical framework for a series of lessons about chance and data.
· Provides a work plan for 20 days of teaching activities.
· Each lesson includes a mental computation section for revision.
· Includes feedback and a solutions section providing correct responses for each activity.
Learning objectives
· Students explore equal chance through data collection and games.
· Students collect, organise and summarize data.
· Students represent data in a number of different ways.
· Students complete several culminating activities that require them to incorporate aspects of chance and data from the preceding lessons.
Curriculum area
· Mathematics; Statistics and probability; Chance; Data investigation and interpretation
· Year level (4–7). May be manipulated to suit year 3.
This great PDF covers four weeks work in chance and data. Each day begins with a mental computation section called ‘Tune In’. The work in this section is revision and should take between 5 and 10 minutes to complete. The ‘Switch on’ section of each day is where you need to read the information carefully and complete the tasks.
· Day 1 to 4 focuses on chance and probability.
· Day 5 to 8 investigates the collection, organisation and summarizing of data.
· Day 9 to 13 focuses on representing data in different ways.
· Day 14 to 16 focuses on interpreting data.
· And finally, Day 17 to 20 involves all of the above aspects of chance and data.
1 Tune in The Toss of a coin ● Exploring equal chance through data collection Beetle game ● Exploring equal chance in games
2 Tune in Total throws ● listing all outcomes to help predict outcomes of an event ● using the language of chance to make and explain predictions
3 Tune in Take a chance ● Order events and justify choices based on known information ● Language of chance to order events Probability ● Numerical probability on a scale of 0 to 1 Giving probability a number ● Two entirely different events can have the same chance of happening
4 Tune in Spinners ● Make and use simple probability devices ● Using numbers to describe chance Lucky dip ● Using numbers to describe chance
5 Tune in The question ● Pose and ask questions that can be answered by collecting data ● Collecting the data ● When collecting data, a sample of the whole population can be used ● Plan an approach to data collection that minimises error ● Data can be summarised numerically Reflecting on the data collection ● Decide whether collection and recording procedures need to be changed and data re-collected
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6 Tune in Survey – Part 1 ● Compare different data collection methods
7 Tune in Producing data ● Compare different data collection methods Sally’s dilemma Jason’s dilemma ● Classify, sequence and tabulate data
8 Tune in Venn diagrams ● Using Venn diagrams to display overlapping categories
9 Tune in Pictographs ● using pictographs to display data ● Conventions of pictographs
10 Tune in Ruby’s experiment ● Using bar graphs to display data ● Conventions of bar graphs
11 Tune in Survey – Part 2 Organising the data ● Compare different data collection methods ● Classify, sequence and tabulate data displaying the data ● Data can be summarised numerically and graphically ● Using bar graphs to display data
12 Tune in Rainfall ● Using bar graphs to display data ● Conventions of bar graphs
13 Tune in Popular pets ● interpreting pie graphs Tea or coffee? ● Interpreting two-way tables
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14 Tune in Going for gold! ● Interpreting data in tables and bar graphs
15 Tune in Dogs, dogs, dogs! ● Interpreting data on bar graphs Playground equipment ● Distinguishing fact from opinion in data
16 Tune in Getting to Station Street school ● Interpreting data in a two-way table getting to Hills primary school ● Using Venn diagrams to display data ● Interpreting data displayed in a Venn diagram
17 Tune in Jess and the beanstalk ● Interpreting simple line graphs heating up ● Using line graphs to display data ● Interpreting simple line graphs
18 Tune in Design a spinner ● Design simple chance equipment Test it out ● Plan for data collection Collect the data ● Collect, organise and record data
19 Tune in Which letter? ● Plan for data collection ● Collect, organise and record data
20 Tune in Which letter? ● Use bar graphs to display data ● draw conclusions from data collected
Commonwealth of Australia. (2010). It's a big deal: Unit of work. Retrieved May 12, 2015, from http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/S3335/index.html
WestOne Services. (2010). Integrated: It’s a big deal, mathematics, middle childhood 4–7 learning resource [PDF]. Retrieved May 12, 2015, from https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/S3335/resources/itsabigdeal.pdf
Reckless Addictions. (2011). Big Deal Mondays Is Back [Image]. Retrieved May 17, 2015, from http://www.reckless-addictions.com/big-deal-mondays-is-back/
https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/S3335/resources/itsabigdeal.pdf
Overview
Educational value:
· Provides a pedagogical framework for a series of lessons about chance and data.
· Provides a work plan for 20 days of teaching activities.
· Each lesson includes a mental computation section for revision.
· Includes feedback and a solutions section providing correct responses for each activity.
Learning objectives
· Students explore equal chance through data collection and games.
· Students collect, organise and summarize data.
· Students represent data in a number of different ways.
· Students complete several culminating activities that require them to incorporate aspects of chance and data from the preceding lessons.
Curriculum area
· Mathematics; Statistics and probability; Chance; Data investigation and interpretation
· Year level (4–7). May be manipulated to suit year 3.
This great PDF covers four weeks work in chance and data. Each day begins with a mental computation section called ‘Tune In’. The work in this section is revision and should take between 5 and 10 minutes to complete. The ‘Switch on’ section of each day is where you need to read the information carefully and complete the tasks.
· Day 1 to 4 focuses on chance and probability.
· Day 5 to 8 investigates the collection, organisation and summarizing of data.
· Day 9 to 13 focuses on representing data in different ways.
· Day 14 to 16 focuses on interpreting data.
· And finally, Day 17 to 20 involves all of the above aspects of chance and data.
1 Tune in The Toss of a coin ● Exploring equal chance through data collection Beetle game ● Exploring equal chance in games
2 Tune in Total throws ● listing all outcomes to help predict outcomes of an event ● using the language of chance to make and explain predictions
3 Tune in Take a chance ● Order events and justify choices based on known information ● Language of chance to order events Probability ● Numerical probability on a scale of 0 to 1 Giving probability a number ● Two entirely different events can have the same chance of happening
4 Tune in Spinners ● Make and use simple probability devices ● Using numbers to describe chance Lucky dip ● Using numbers to describe chance
5 Tune in The question ● Pose and ask questions that can be answered by collecting data ● Collecting the data ● When collecting data, a sample of the whole population can be used ● Plan an approach to data collection that minimises error ● Data can be summarised numerically Reflecting on the data collection ● Decide whether collection and recording procedures need to be changed and data re-collected
© WestOne Services 2010 – INTEGRATED1746
6 Tune in Survey – Part 1 ● Compare different data collection methods
7 Tune in Producing data ● Compare different data collection methods Sally’s dilemma Jason’s dilemma ● Classify, sequence and tabulate data
8 Tune in Venn diagrams ● Using Venn diagrams to display overlapping categories
9 Tune in Pictographs ● using pictographs to display data ● Conventions of pictographs
10 Tune in Ruby’s experiment ● Using bar graphs to display data ● Conventions of bar graphs
11 Tune in Survey – Part 2 Organising the data ● Compare different data collection methods ● Classify, sequence and tabulate data displaying the data ● Data can be summarised numerically and graphically ● Using bar graphs to display data
12 Tune in Rainfall ● Using bar graphs to display data ● Conventions of bar graphs
13 Tune in Popular pets ● interpreting pie graphs Tea or coffee? ● Interpreting two-way tables
© WestOne Services 2010 – INTEGRATED1746
14 Tune in Going for gold! ● Interpreting data in tables and bar graphs
15 Tune in Dogs, dogs, dogs! ● Interpreting data on bar graphs Playground equipment ● Distinguishing fact from opinion in data
16 Tune in Getting to Station Street school ● Interpreting data in a two-way table getting to Hills primary school ● Using Venn diagrams to display data ● Interpreting data displayed in a Venn diagram
17 Tune in Jess and the beanstalk ● Interpreting simple line graphs heating up ● Using line graphs to display data ● Interpreting simple line graphs
18 Tune in Design a spinner ● Design simple chance equipment Test it out ● Plan for data collection Collect the data ● Collect, organise and record data
19 Tune in Which letter? ● Plan for data collection ● Collect, organise and record data
20 Tune in Which letter? ● Use bar graphs to display data ● draw conclusions from data collected
Commonwealth of Australia. (2010). It's a big deal: Unit of work. Retrieved May 12, 2015, from http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/S3335/index.html
WestOne Services. (2010). Integrated: It’s a big deal, mathematics, middle childhood 4–7 learning resource [PDF]. Retrieved May 12, 2015, from https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/S3335/resources/itsabigdeal.pdf
Reckless Addictions. (2011). Big Deal Mondays Is Back [Image]. Retrieved May 17, 2015, from http://www.reckless-addictions.com/big-deal-mondays-is-back/