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Bear Hugs 2

Bear Hugs

Do our arms get longer as we get older?

In this activity you will explore whether the length of your arm span is related to how old you are.

Level 5

Achievement Objectives

  • Level 5
    • S5-1 Plan and conduct surveys and experiments using the statistical enquiry cycle
      • B considering sources of variation
      • D using multiple displays, and re-categorising data to find patterns, variations, relationships, and trends in multivariate data sets
      • E comparing sample distributions visually, using measures of centre, spread, and proportion

Key Ideas

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Key Competencies

  • Managing self
    • Seek understanding
  • Participating and Contributing
    • Build on prior knowledge
  • Relating to others
    • Communicate thinking
  • Thinking
    • Investigating
    • Make predictions
  • Using language, symbols and texts
    • Interpret statistical information

Resources

Author

Joanne Woodward

Last revised

Anna Martin (June 2008)

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