Determining the Probability of a Good Day for Sowing Cotton

Cotton Australia’s resource is an engaging and educational tool designed to foster critical thinking skills in students. This resource focuses on the concept of conditional probability, a fundamental statistical method, and its application in the field of agriculture.

Through this tool, students are challenged to estimate the chances of a farmer successfully sowing a cotton crop within the ideal time frame. This prediction is based on real historical data pertaining to soil and air temperatures. It’s an interactive and practical way for learners to understand how past weather conditions can influence future agricultural decisions.

The use of authentic soil and air temperature data helps bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and their real-world applications, allowing students to see the direct implications of their findings. As such, the resource goes beyond teaching conditional probability in isolation, offering a holistic approach to understanding how such mathematical concepts can have a substantial impact on critical areas like farming and agriculture.

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Resources

• maths-cotton-task-1
• maths-cotton-task2
• maths-cotton-task3

Teacher notes

• v3. COTTON Teacher notes & solutions

• Testing for Good Sowing Days
• Testing for Good Sowing Days ANSWERS