Sustainable transport and scatterplots

In this lesson, students will view excerpts from 2040 then access and evaluate statistical reports in the media and other places about sustainable transport of the future.

3hrs

Australia , New Zealand

Fact sheet , Worksheet , Activity

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Overview

In this lesson, students will view excerpts from 2040 then access and evaluate statistical reports in the media and other places about sustainable transport of the future, and they will use the data to construct scatter plots, make comparisons and draw conclusions.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • be able to investigate statistics and examine their meaning/relevance
  • be able to construct scatter plots and examine and comment upon the relationships between variables

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • construct scatter plots from data tables
  • examine scatter plots and comment upon the relationships between variables
  • create a visual product that uses statistics and scatter plots to persuade an audience to change their behaviour

Credits and acknowledgements:

Curriculum material and mapping has been developed and written by Cool.org.

Cool.org, GoodThing Productions and Regen Studios would like to acknowledge the generous contributions of Good Pitch Australia, Shark Island Institute, Documentary Australia Foundation, The Caledonia Foundation, and our philanthropic partners in the development of these teaching resources.

Watching the film

If your school or institution has a ClickView subscription, you can access 2040 on the ClickView platform.

If you do not have access to ClickView, you can purchase an educational licence to screen the film to your class and request a streaming link to share with your students. Please complete the Host a Screening form on our website and our team will be in touch to assist you.

The educational licence is for primary and secondary schools who wish to utilise the film as a learning tool or host on-site screenings for the school community.

Curriculum mapping

To view our Australian Curriculum alignment, click here.

To view our NZ Curriculum alignment, click here.

What you'll need

  • Lesson materials
  • A device capable of presenting a video to the class
  • Enough internet-enabled devices for paired research
  • A3 sheet of paper (1 per 3-4 students)
  • Rulers
  • Several lengths of string or cotton (optional)

Lesson materials

Worksheet

Sustainable transport and scatterplots lesson plan

Worksheet

Student worksheet - Sustainable transport and scatterplots

Fact sheet

Teacher content info - Sustainable transport and scatterplots

Fact sheet

Climate change fact sheet

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