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An outstanding cricketer: Student worksheet
Using scatter plots to identify outliers in two variable data.
tdt_S_cricketer_student.pdf 1.42 MB
Analysing media reports: Possible answers
Answers to worksheet based on newspaper articles on average electricity bills and household expenses across Australia.
tdt_S_analysingmediareports_answers.pdf 381.54 kB
Analysing media reports: Student worksheet
Worksheet based on newspaper articles on average electricity bills and household expenses across Australia.
tdt_S_analysingmediareports_student.pdf 151.81 kB
Are males better drivers? Answers
Presents a solution to the reaction time activity.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, M0009021, Licensed under a Creative-Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic (CC BY 2.5).
tdt_S_aremalesbetterdrivers_answers.pdf 252.20 kB
Are males better drivers? Rubric
A 5-level rubric for assessing this reaction time activity.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, M0009021, Licensed under a Creative-Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic (CC BY 2.5).
tdt_S_aremalesbetterdrivers_rubric.pdf 154.17 kB
Are males better drivers? Student worksheet
Presents a task related to reaction time based on data from the ABS CensusAtSchool site.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, M0009021, Licensed under a Creative-Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic (CC BY 2.5).
tdt_S_aremalesbetterdrivers_student.pdf 152.31 kB
Armspan video transcript
This document contains the transcription of the video which explains the use of armspan measures in the activity How Long is a Piece of String?
tdt_S_armspan_script.pdf 170.10 kB
Average task: Possible answers
A rubric is provided for the average task, plus solutions for an extension to the main task.
Source: © Jane Watson.
tdt_S_averagetask_answers.pdf 190.89 kB
Belief in the media: Student worksheet
Worksheet with questions on a short news article about guns in US schools.
tdt_S_beliefinmedia_student.pdf 133.24 kB
Beware of outliers: Student worksheet
Worksheet for classroom use based on data for salt content of 30 food products.
tdt_S_bewareofoutliers_student.pdf 169.88 kB
Beware of outliers: Teacher notes
The teacher notes provide a lesson structure for dealing with outliers using data for salt content of food products.
tdt_S_bewareofoutliers_teacher.pdf 173.09 kB
Biased data: Student worksheet
A worksheet on types of bias, accuracy and random sampling.
tdt_S_biaseddata_student.pdf 363.82 kB
Boxplots on a Calculator video transcript
This document contains the transcription of the video which demonstrates how to create box plots on a graphics calculator.
tdt_S_boxplotsoncalc_movie_script.pdf 148.93 kB
Coin tossing activity
Spreadsheet to carry out simulations of coin tosses 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 times.
Source: Spreadsheet developed by Helen Chick.
tdt_S_cointossingactivity.xls 82.57 kB
Comparing groups: Rubric
A six-level hierarchical rubric is provided with examples, for the complete protocol.
Source: © Jane Watson.
tdt_S_comparinggroups_rubric.pdf 319.77 kB
Comparing groups: Student worksheet
The complete protocol for comparing groups, which includes questions and 4 graphs.
Source: © Jane Watson.
tdt_S_comparinggroups_student.pdf 255.26 kB
Contrasting medians and means: Data
Data that can be used with the Contrasting Medians and Means: Student Worksheet on dates on Australian 10-cent coins and student arm spans.
tdt_S_medianmean_data.doc 112.00 kB
Contrasting medians and means: Student worksheet
Worksheet where students consider data on dates on Australian 10-cent coins and their own arm spans.
tdt_S_medianmean_student.pdf 93.11 kB
Contrasting medians and means: Teacher notes
Lesson plan for comparing properties of the median and mean for two different data sets: Australian 10c coins and measured arm spans.
tdt_S_medianmean_teacher.pdf 179.13 kB
Covariation: Assessment
Six tasks to assess students' prior or current understanding of covariation.
Source: © Noleine Fitzallen.
tdt_S_covariation_assessment.pdf 198.46 kB
Examples of misjudgements: Teacher notes
Teacher notes on the analysis of student responses to height differences.
tdt_S_misjudgements_teacher.pdf 191.31 kB
Graph reading and scale: Rubric
A hierarchical rubric is provided for the 4 parts of the 'town' graphs task with examples.
Source: © Jane Watson.
tdt_S_graphreadingscale_rubric.pdf 474.94 kB
Graph reading and scale: Student worksheet
This activity helps students develop an understanding of graphical representations.
Source: © Jane Watson.
tdt_S_graphreadingscale_student.pdf 365.40 kB
How students travel to school: Rubric
A hierarchical rubric is provided for the 4 parts of the travel to school task with examples.
Source: © Jane Watson.
tdt_S_traveltoschool_rubric.pdf 361.49 kB
How students travel to school: Student worksheet
Source: © Jane Watson.
tdt_S_traveltoschool_student.pdf 266.69 kB
