Making Choices with Data
Students use simple data to make decisions, like choosing a class activity based on a vote.
Key Questions
- Justify why we might choose a game that most students want to play.
- Predict what happens if we ignore the data when making a decision.
- Design a simple survey to find out what snack the class prefers.
ACARA Content Descriptions
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