Strong fit
For a given set of data, choose and construct an appropriate data
visualisation according to the data type, then notice and explain patterns and outliers.
How this handout aligns
The student task asks learners to turn the settlement table into a clear visualisation, label it
properly, and explain what the graph makes visible.
Statistics
Data visualisation
Pattern noticing
Useful for making statistics feel relevant without dropping mathematical
precision.
Strong fit
Systems shape how people and groups organise themselves: rights,
responsibilities, power, fairness.
How this handout aligns
The reflection section pushes students to interpret what the numbers suggest about pace, scale,
and fairness while also noticing the limits of numeric evidence.
Systems and fairness
Te Tiriti context
Social Studies
Strong when kaiako want quantitative reasoning to lead into civics and
justice discussion.
Aotearoa lens
Teaching with Treaty settlement data should foreground that land,
taonga, mana, and relationships are not fully captured by money or counts.
How to teach this well
Tell students directly that the graph is one lens. Then ask what the table cannot represent.
That keeps the mathematics honest and the kaupapa intact.
Mātauranga Māori
Justice lens
Cross-curricular integrity
Best used where maths and social-studies teachers want one shared inquiry
task rather than two disconnected worksheets.