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Planning notes

Level/Framework stage/Group: Level 3-4 Group Orange and Green

Duration/Date: 4 Weeks

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Sports Statistics

Level Four
Statistics
Units of Work
In this unit students are given the opportunity to investigate a sport of their choice, access statistics through surveys and from the internet, and present their findings as graphs created using technology.
  • Pose investigative questions.
  • Plan for data collection.
  • Gather and collate data.
  • Use technology to display and analyse data.
  • Discuss features of data displays.
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Planning a statistical investigation (Level 3)

Level Three
Statistics
Units of Work
In this unit students will identify how to plan and carry out a statistical investigation about a topic of interest.
  • Pose investigative questions for statistical enquiry.
  • Plan for data collection.
  • Collect data.
  • Display collected data in an appropriate format.
  • Describe data collected referring to evidence in displays.
  • Make statements about implications or possible actions based on the results of an investigation.
  • Make...
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Data cards: Level 3

Level Three
Statistics
Units of Work
This unit provides a way of looking at multivariate data (i.e. data that includes many variable, such as gender, age, height, eye colour, bedtime, etc.) that comes from a group of individuals. Data cards hold several pieces of information about individuals, and by sorting and organising a set of...
  • Recognise what the variables are in a secondary data set.
  • Sort the given data into categories.
  • Answer investigative questions by sorting, organising and arranging data.
  • Make sensible statements about the data with supporting evidence.
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Sports

Level Three
Statistics
Units of Work
In this unit data about sporting activities is collected and presented using dot plots and bar graphs.
  • Display numerical data using dot plots.
  • Display categorical data using bar graphs.
  • Discuss features of data display.
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