Year 5 · Mathematics · Probability

AC9M5P02

conduct repeated chance experiments including those with and without equally likely outcomes, observe and record the results; use frequency to compare outcomes and estimate their likelihoods

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Probability in Year 5.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M5P02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 5.

1. Year 4AC9M4P01describe possible everyday events and the possible outcomes of chance experiments and order outcomes or events based on their likelihood of occurring; identify independent or dependent events
2. Year 4AC9M4P02conduct repeated chance experiments to observe relationships between outcomes; identify and describe the variation in results
3. Year 6AC9M6P01recognise that probabilities lie on numerical scales of 0 – 1 or 0% – 100% and use estimation to assign probabilities that events occur in a given context, using common fractions, percentages and decimals
4. Year 6AC9M6P02conduct repeated chance experiments and run simulations with an increasing number of trials using digital tools; compare observations with expected results and discuss the effect on variation of increasing the number of trials