Sorting into categories (age 6+)
Interpret categorical data by asking and answering questions about totals, how many in each category, and how many more or less one category has than another
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If your child looks at a chart showing how many children chose each flavour of ice cream, can they answer questions like "how many chose chocolate?" and "how many more chose vanilla than strawberry?"
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Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
acquire data for categorical variables through surveys, observation, experiment and using digital tools; sort data into relevant categories and display data using lists and tables
acquire and record data for categorical variables in various ways including using digital tools, objects, images, drawings, lists, tally marks and symbols
acquire data for categorical and discrete numerical variables to address a question of interest or purpose using digital tools; represent data using many-to-one pictographs, column graphs and other displays or visualisations; interpret and discuss the information that has been created
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.