Where does probability appear in the Australian Curriculum?

18 Mathematics content descriptions from Year 3 to Year 10 mention probability. They are listed here by year with their codes.

Can Heapso make probability worksheets?

Yes. Choose "Plan this" next to a content description for a lesson set to that year, or make a worksheet at three levels so every student can practise the same skill.

Probability in the Australian Curriculum

Chance, likelihood and probability experiments. 18 content descriptions from Version 9.0, by year level.

Year 3

AC9M3P01
identify practical activities and everyday events involving chance; describe possible outcomes and events as ‘likely’ or ‘unlikely’ and identify some events as ‘certain’ or ‘impossible’ explaining reasoning
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AC9M3P02
conduct repeated chance experiments; identify and describe possible outcomes, record the results, recognise and discuss the variation
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All Year 3 Mathematics

Year 4

AC9M4P01
describe 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
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AC9M4P02
conduct repeated chance experiments to observe relationships between outcomes; identify and describe the variation in results
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All Year 4 Mathematics

Year 5

AC9M5P01
list the possible outcomes of chance experiments involving equally likely outcomes and compare to those which are not equally likely
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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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All Year 5 Mathematics

Year 6

AC9M6P01
recognise 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
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AC9M6P02
conduct 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
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All Year 6 Mathematics

Year 7

AC9M7P01
identify the sample space for single-stage events; assign probabilities to the outcomes of these events and predict relative frequencies for related events
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AC9M7P02
conduct repeated chance experiments and run simulations with a large number of trials using digital tools; compare predictions about outcomes with observed results, explaining the differences
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All Year 7 Mathematics

Year 8

AC9M8P01
recognise that complementary events have a combined probability of one; use this relationship to calculate probabilities in applied contexts
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AC9M8P02
determine all possible combinations for 2 events, using two-way tables, tree diagrams and Venn diagrams, and use these to determine probabilities of specific outcomes in practical situations
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AC9M8P03
conduct repeated chance experiments and simulations, using digital tools to determine probabilities for compound events, and describe results
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All Year 8 Mathematics

Year 9

AC9M9P01
list all outcomes for compound events both with and without replacement, using lists, tree diagrams, tables or arrays; assign probabilities to outcomes
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AC9M9P02
calculate relative frequencies from given or collected data to estimate probabilities of events involving “and”, inclusive “or” and exclusive “or”
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AC9M9P03
design and conduct repeated chance experiments and simulations, using digital tools to compare probabilities of simple events to related compound events, and describe results
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All Year 9 Mathematics

Year 10

AC9M10P01
use the language of “if ... then”, “given”, “of”, “knowing that” to describe and interpret situations involving conditional probability
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AC9M10P02
design and conduct repeated chance experiments and simulations using digital tools to model conditional probability and interpret results
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All Year 10 Mathematics

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Where does probability appear in the Australian Curriculum?: 18 Mathematics content descriptions from Year 3 to Year 10 mention probability. They are listed here by year with their codes.
Can Heapso make probability worksheets?: Yes. Choose "Plan this" next to a content description for a lesson set to that year, or make a worksheet at three levels so every student can practise the same skill.

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