Unit 5

MYP subject group objective(s)

• C: Communicating

  • i. use appropriate mathematical language (notation, symbols and terminology) in both oral and written explanations

  • ii. use appropriate forms of mathematical representation to present information

  • iii. move between different forms of mathematical representation

  • iv. communicate complete, coherent and concise mathematical lines of reasoning

  • v. organize information using a logical structure

• D: Applying mathematics in real-life contexts

  • i. identify relevant elements of authentic real-life situations

  • ii. select appropriate mathematical strategies when solving authentic real-life situations

  • iii. apply the selected mathematical strategies successfully to reach a solution

  • iv. justify the degree of accuracy of a solution

  • v. justify whether a solution makes sense in the context of the authentic real-life situation

Skills

• Bar charts and pie charts to represent data

• Calculating the mean, median, mode and range

• Calculating the averages from a frequency table

• Box and whisker diagrams

• Language of probability

• Experimental and Theoretical probability

• Drawing tree diagrams

• Listing outcomes

• Sample space diagrams