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How Is Your Money Spent?

Added: 16 May 2019 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Reference

Excellent website developed by St Angelas College in Sligo and NUIG in Galway. The website contains lots of visual representation of data related to Local Authority spending. Stephen McNena, Gerard Turley and Damien Kearns were involved in the development of this website.

How it maps to the curriculum

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Mathematics

Strand: 2. Numbers

Strand unit: 4. Analysing Numerical Patterns

Suggestions for use: Meaningful graphical data in the form of pie-charts for students to examine and deduct meaning from.


Strand: 5. Statistics and Probability

Strand unit: 3. Statistical Investigations

Suggestions for use: 1. Select, draw and interpret appropriate graphical displays of univariate data, including pie charts. 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of different graphical displays in representing data.

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Business Studies

Strand: 3. Our Economy

Strand unit: 02. Distribution of Economic Resources

Suggestions for use: 1. Investigate your local council’s spending and revenue

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CSPE

Suggestions for use: 1. Compare your council to the national average 2. Compare your council to a selection of other councils


Strand: 2. Global Citizenship

Strand unit: 2.2 Local & Global Development

Suggestions for use: 1. Compare your council to a selection of other councils

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TY Core Subjects

Strand: Mathematics

Suggestions for use: Meaningful data to examine and compare.

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  • Language: English
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