Friday, 5 October 2012

Numeracy SIG

Funny Calculation:


Group aims: 1. To explore numeracy across the curriculum.
2. To ensure consistent use of numeracy key terms and teaching techniques.
My aims: 
1. To explore numeracy in the Business finance unit.
2. To support a set 6 with numeracy in the spreadsheet unit.

Bar chart challenge 
Food names are discrete data and so should have gaps in between the bars. Continuous data should not have gaps in between bars. 
Discrete - Pie chart, bar chart.
Continuous - line graphs.


Key Words - FREQUENCY, CONTINUOUS, DISCRETE

QWC now tested in Maths exam.

Skills Map
How we use numeracy:
IT - Scales in graphics/formulae and graphs in spreadsheets
Business - Breakeven graphs/balance sheets

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