"Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu"
Adorn the bird with feathers so it can fly.
Students should collect, organise, represent, and interpret data in order to make supported conclusions from real contexts.
The lesson uses sports-performance data as a meaningful context for averages, spread, graphing, and comparative reasoning. The mathematics is not separate from interpretation; it leads directly into judgment and recommendation.
Use this page to show that the lesson supports applied statistics, not just worksheet calculation.
Learners should use movement and performance contexts to make thoughtful decisions about improvement, teamwork, and participation.
Because the data comes from performance tasks, students can ask not only which team “won” but what the pattern suggests about consistency, practice, and collective strategy.
A useful integrated planning page for maths teachers working with PE or coaching contexts.
Local curriculum should connect mathematics to contexts that matter in Aotearoa, including Māori sporting and movement traditions where appropriate.
The lesson uses contexts such as ki-o-rahi and waka ama to make statistics feel less imported and more grounded in local sporting life and mātauranga-informed movement practices.
Best used where teachers want stronger cultural relevance in maths without weakening the rigour of the statistics.
A strong statistics lesson should help students communicate what the data suggests, what remains uncertain, and how their conclusions are justified.
The final task asks students to move beyond calculation into interpretation. That makes the lesson useful for reports, graph explanations, or short evidence-based presentations.
Use Te Wānanga to generate alternate datasets or local task versions while keeping the same planning frame.
Ministry of Education. (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Learning Media.
Ministry of Education. (2021). Te Mātaiaho: The Refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. Ministry of Education.
Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. (2021). Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners. Teaching Council.