Chance and Likelihood Language
Using everyday language (e.g., 'likely', 'unlikely', 'certain', 'impossible') to describe the outcomes of familiar events.
Key Questions
- Differentiate between an 'impossible' event and an 'unlikely' event.
- Explain why some things happen every day while others rarely occur.
- Justify the likelihood of a specific outcome in a simple game.
ACARA Content Descriptions
Suggested Methodologies
Ready to teach this topic?
Generate a complete, classroom-ready active learning mission in seconds.
Planning templates for Mathematics
5E Model
The 5E Model structures lessons through five phases (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate), guiding students from curiosity to deep understanding through inquiry-based learning.
unit plannerMath Unit
Plan a multi-week math unit with conceptual coherence: from building number sense and procedural fluency to applying skills in context and developing mathematical reasoning across a connected sequence of lessons.
rubricMath Rubric
Build a math rubric that assesses problem-solving, mathematical reasoning, and communication alongside procedural accuracy, giving students feedback on how they think, not just whether they got the right answer.
More in Data and Probability
Collecting and Organizing Data
Creating simple displays like object graphs and pictographs to represent information from surveys.
3 methodologies
Interpreting Data Displays
Analyzing data to identify outliers, trends, and answers to inquiry questions from simple graphs.
2 methodologies
Asking and Answering Questions from Data
Formulating questions that can be answered by a given data display and drawing simple conclusions.
2 methodologies