Is it going to rain today?
In this lesson sequence students understand the importance of data in effective decision-making, and are able to find, sort and interpret Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) rainfall data, and to collect their own data and analyse the resulting datasets.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data interpretation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P07
Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions |
| Keywords | Environment, Interpreting data, Data collection, Manipulating data, Data analysis, Datasets, inclusive education, disability, disabilties |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | English, HASS, Mathematics |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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