In this learning activity, ‘Choice Squares’, students use the supplied choice squares to collect data from their classmates and create graphs. By analysing the graphs, students can draw conclusions about their classmates’ preferred fruits and winter sports. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
This learning activity, ‘Greater Heights’, shows various dot plots of the heights of boys and girls in the same class and demonstrates that important details can be lost if data is summarised too much. Students analyse the height data of their own class. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for …More
In ‘Logo Appeal’, a community survey helps the designers of Riverside School’s new logo. This learning activity introduces the statistical enquiry cycle and prompts students to use it to answer their own question. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
This learning activity, ‘Short and Sharp’, introduces stem-and-leaf graphs and shows how they can be used to organise numbers, such as pencil measurements, house numbers, or dice throws. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
In ‘Tally Ho!’, Annika and John use tally charts to record what their classmates buy for lunch. When they compare it to last year’s data, there are some significant differences. The learning activity asks students to analyse the data and deduce the reasons for the changes. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes …More
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