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Numeracy for Work - Handling Data 1
The Numeracy for work series assists students to develop numeracy skills suited to everyday activities and also provides insight into the type of maths used on the factory floor, in a supermarket and in a hotel. In this title, Handling data 1, students will read graphs and tables of sales figures, conduct surveys about holiday accommodation and present their findings in appropriate formats. The work sheets are suitable for students in Years 7–10 and will also support less able students in higher year levels.
Tasks include:
- Working with scale
- Reading graphs, tables and pictograms
- Finding the mean and range of data
- Conducting surveys
- Calculating hotel accommodation bills
- Applying percentage discounts to bulk deals
- Calculating the cost of goods
- Working out percentage increases in hourly pay rates
- Reading floor plans and maps
- Reading sales figures |
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Versatile uses |
Teaching benefits |
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- Supplementary classroom lessons |
- Creative teaching ideas |
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- Homework activities |
- Developing greater student interest and understanding |
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- Reinforcement of learning |
- A fresh approach to a topic |
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- Extension work for advanced students |
- Away to target student weaknesses |
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- Preparation for assessment |
- Suitable for individual or group work |
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- Exam revision |
- A variety of activities for home study |
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