Data in 3-4
Ideas for teaching about patterns in data, representing data as pictures, symbols and diagrams as well as ideas for teaching about collecting, sorting and using digital systems to present data.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 3-4 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data acquisition, Data interpretation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI4K03
Recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented differently depending on the purpose |
| Keywords | Collecting data, Learning materials, Presenting data, Data representation, Lesson ideas |
| Organisation | Weebly |
| Copyright | Dabbling in Data. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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