VC2M6P01

describe probabilities using fractions, decimals and percentages; recognise that probabilities lie on numerical scales of 0–‍1 or 0%–100%; use estimation to assign probabilities that events occur in a given context, using common fractions, percentages and decimals

• recognising that the probability of an event occurring can be represented numerically as either a number ranging from zero to one or a percentage from 0% to 100% where zero or 0% means it will not happen and one or 100% means it is certain to happen
• using a scale of zero to one or 0% to 100% to estimate chances of events
• listing the different possible outcomes for rolling a dice and using a scale to locate the relative probability by considering the chance of more than or less than for each possible event, for example, the probability of getting a number greater than 4
• recognising the language used to describe situations involving uncertainty, such as what it means to be ‘lucky’, a ‘75% chance’ of rain or a ‘1-in-100 years’ flood
• exploring Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children’s instructive games, such as Weme from the Warlpiri Peoples of Central Australia, to investigate and assign probabilities that events will occur, indicating their estimated likelihood