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• VCMSP350

  Construct and interpret box plots and use them to compare data sets

  Elaborations

  • understanding that box plots are an efficient and common way of representing and summarising data and can facilitate comparisons between data sets
  • using parallel box plots to compare data about the age distribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with that of the Australian population as a whole

  VCMSP350 | Mathematics | Level 10 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• VCMNA020

  Explore the concept of ‘none’, ‘one’ and ‘more’

  Elaborations

  • recognising a change in a collection’s size within the context of familiar, everyday objects, for example a group of cars, toys, lollies, fruit, vegetables, coins, books, materials or tools
  • demonstrating an understanding of one by selecting, giving or taking one object
  • responding to questions about group composition (for example ‘Which group has more?’ ‘Which group has none?’) verbally or by indicating through augmentative and alternative communication, actions or eye gaze

  VCMNA020 | Mathematics | Level B | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMMG062

  Identify and sequence regular events that occur during the school day and comment on their duration (short/long)

  Elaborations

  • creating and following a visual schedule based on the school day’s events
  • ordering events based on duration, for example, ‘I can do more at lunch time than recess’
  • comparing and labelling events as long, short, quick
  • understanding the purpose of a clock and some of its features
  • using timers and a clock to explore and compare time and duration of events

  VCMMG062 | Mathematics | Level D | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMNA069

  Establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences, initially to and from 20, moving from  any starting point

  Elaborations

  • reading stories from other cultures featuring counting in sequence to assist students to recognise ways of counting in local languages and across cultures
  • identifying the number words in sequence, backwards and forwards, and reasoning with the number sequences, establishing the language on which subsequent counting experiences can be built
  • developing fluency with forwards and backwards counting in meaningful contexts, including stories and rhymes
  • understanding that numbers are said in a particular order and there are patterns in the way we say them

  VCMNA069 | Mathematics | Foundation Level | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA247

  Connect fractions, decimals and percentages and carry out simple conversions

  Elaborations

  • justifying choices of written, mental or calculator strategies for solving specific problems including those involving large numbers
  • understanding that quantities can be represented by different number types and calculated using various operations, and that choices need to be made about each
  • calculating the percentage of the total local municipal area set aside for parkland, manufacturing, retail and residential dwellings to compare land use

  VCMNA247 | Mathematics | Level 7 | Number and Algebra | Real numbers