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3. NSW Mathematics Syllabus 7–10 (2003). Syllabus links What are the odds? The strongest syllabus link is to the Mathematics syllabus outlined here. The kit is also recommended for use in History, Commerce and PDHPE (see page 7). Syllabus links to the NSW Mathematics Syllabus 7–10 (2003) By including this kit in teaching and learning programs, teachers will be assisted in providing opportunities that • enable all students to develop positive self-concepts, and their capacity to establish and maintain safe, healthy and rewarding lives • prepare all students for effective and responsible participation in their society, taking account of moral, ethical and spiritual considerations. 3 Engaging in kit activities will help students to achieve the following learning outcomes: • understand, develop and communicate ideas and information • access, analyse, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources • possess the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain a safe and healthy lifestyle • understand and appreciate social, cultural, geographical and historical contexts and participate as active and informed citizens • understand and apply a variety of analytical and creative techniques to solve problems. In particular, this kit addresses the knowledge and skills, and working mathematically outcomes described in the probability component of the syllabus; • NS4.4 --- solves probability problems involving simple events • NS5.1.3 --- determine relative frequencies and theoretical probabilities • NS5.3.2 --- solve probability problems involving compound events. EDUCATION KIT 6
What are the odds? Contents Maths History Commerce PDHPE Objective Topic 8, Stage 5 Core content Content strand 3 --- appreciate --- Australia’s social --- personal finance --- individual and mathematics as an and cultural history community health essential part of life in the postwar period Outcomes --- NS4.4, NS 5.1.3 and NS 5.3.2 Mathematics and games of chance: ● ● a snapshot Calculating probabilities Poker machines (page 12) Poker machines (page 14) ● ● ● ● ● Scratch lottery tickets: Jackson’s ● ● story Scratch lotteries ● ● ● Internet gambling: Michael’s story Lotto probability ● Calculating the odds doesn’t always stop gambling: Ada Lovelace ● ● ● ● ● ● Horseracing ● ● Gambling and social issues: try this ● ● quick quiz Budgets and gambling The costs of problem gambling ● ● ● ● ● ● EDUCATION KIT 7
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