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Learning sequence 5 concepts

In prerequisite order. Each row is a self-contained “can-do”; open it for the full explanation, examples and resources.

1. D1.1
   Charts & tables
   Collect, sort & count data; tally charts; pictograms; block/bar charts; simple & double-entry tables; interpret (“most/least/how many more”).
   Stage 1–3
2. D3.1
   Systematic counting & combinatorics
   Count possibilities systematically; use tables/tree diagrams to enumerate outcomes.
   Stage 3–5
3. D4.1
   Scaled graphs & frequency
   Interpret & construct scaled bar charts, pictograms, time graphs, line graphs, histograms; read timetables; absolute/relative frequency.
   Stage 3–5
4. D4.2
   Statistical enquiry & sampling
   Statistical enquiry & inference: pose statistical questions; conjecture from data; identify a data set as a sample of a population.
   Stage 4–6
5. D6.1
   Averages, spread & pie charts
   Pie charts; the mean (median/mode/range at KS3); distributions (centre, spread, outliers); dot plots, histograms, box plots; scatter graphs / bivariate data.
   Stage 6