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Curriculum Alignment

Teacher-only planning companion for Choosing Data Displays. Use this to justify why graph selection is a real statistics skill, not a decorative extra after the “main” work.

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Useful alignment lenses
Phase 3
Primary fit
Years 5-8
Most useful teaching range

Teacher-only planning note

This resource matters because students often learn how to draw one display but not how to choose between several. Keep bringing them back to the variable, the audience, and the question being answered. That is where the judgement sits. A mātauranga Māori lens also asks whether the visual serves the collective kōrero honestly.

Strong fit

Phase 3 Statistics practices include choosing and constructing an appropriate data visualisation for a given set of data according to the data type.

How this handout aligns

The core of the worksheet is not drawing a graph from scratch. It is deciding which graph is most appropriate and defending that choice. That is a direct fit for the practice of selecting the right display.

MATHEMATICS-708631d491 Appropriate display Data type

This is the strongest alignment row for the resource.

Strong fit

Phase 3 Statistics knowledge includes that categorical data can be visualised with bar graphs and dot plots, while other forms such as time-series graphs suit change over time.

How this handout aligns

The scenario set deliberately contrasts categories, changing values over time, and individual numerical values so students must match the structure of the data to the display.

MATHEMATICS-77330397df Categorical data Time-series

Especially useful when students are beginning to distinguish graph families rather than treating them as interchangeable.

Phase 2 bridge

Phase 2 Statistics asks students to interpret a visualisation by naming its variables, context, and key features.

How to use this as a bridge

For younger students, the same page can be used more lightly: focus on recognising what each display is trying to show and why the wrong display could make the pattern harder to see.

MATHEMATICS-89be98608e Interpretation Bridge

Use this row when adapting the task downward for Year 5-6 learners.