Investigating students’ heights through a data-modelling approach

Joanne Mulligan; Melinda Kirk; Russell Tytler; Peta White; Maria Capsalis

Investigating students’ heights through a data-modelling approach

Joanne Mulligan, Melinda Kirk, Russell Tytler, Peta White, Maria Capsalis

Macquarie School of Education

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This article illustrates one of several learning sequences from the Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Science (IMS) Learning project, connecting science and mathematics learning in the primary school. Investigating Body Height involved a series of investigations conducted in Years 5 and 6 across six classes in one school. The project teachers implemented an enquiry-based pedagogical model to collect, organise, analyse and represent data about students' heights. Statistical ideas and various forms of graphical representation were developed well beyond curriculum expectations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-21
Number of pages	5
Journal	Australian primary mathematics classroom
Volume	27
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

Keywords

data modelling
primary mathematics
primary science
inquiry
problem solving

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