Math and Matildas - Meet the World Cup Teams

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

Mathematics & Digital Technologies

Students learn to:
conduct guided statistical investigations involving the collection, representation and interpretation of data for categorical and discrete numerical variables with respect to questions of interest (AC9M3ST03).
conduct statistical investigations, collecting data through survey responses and other methods; record and display data using digital tools; interpret the data and communicate the results (AC9M4ST03).
use the core features of common digital tools to create, locate and communicate content, following agreed conventions (AC9TDI4P06).

General capabilities: Numeracy, Digital Literacy

Syllabus outcomes: MA2-DATA-01

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Relevant parts of Year 3 & 4 achievement standards:
Students conduct guided statistical investigations involving categorical and discrete numerical data, and interpret their results in terms of the context. They record, represent and compare data they have collected.
Students create many-to-one data displays, assess the suitability of displays for representing data and discuss the shape of distributions and variation in data. They use surveys and digital tools to generate categorical or discrete numerical data in statistical investigations and communicate their findings in context.
They use the core features of common digital tools to locate and share content.

• Device to display the Meet the Teams slide deck
• How many goals? Worksheet
• ping pong balls, craft sticks, and sticky tape
• Soccer balls and markers/cones OR
• Student devices to access Wikipedia OR print out of the international squads
• Student worksheet (1 per student)

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• adaptability
• communication
• digital literacy
• reflection

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – direct students on navigating webpages, facilitate playing games, and provide access to data.

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