Students develop and use numeracy through investigation of science concepts and application of science inquiry practices. The Science understanding content is closely linked to numeracy through the focus on scale and measurement, and patterns, order and organisation.
Students develop numeracy by focusing on measurement and data collection when applying science inquiry practices. They identify patterns in data and use mathematical relationships to represent those patterns. They represent primary and secondary data using tables, displays and visualisations, and interpret data to construct evidence-based arguments and conclusions. In later years, they engage in statistical analysis of data and consider issues of validity and reliability of data.
