Module 6 Handling data
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Can I draw a conclusion from a graph or chart?

Example review questions

These pie charts show the results of a school’s netball and football matches. The netball team played 30 games. The football team played 24 games.

Two pie charts: one for netball, one for football. Netball: 50 percent of games were won. 30 percent of games were lost. 20 percent of games were drawn. Football: 50 percent of games were won. 20 percent of games were lost. 30 percent of games were drawn.

  • David says: ‘The two teams won the same number of games.’ Is he correct? Explain how you know.
  • What other conclusions can be drawn from the pie charts?
 

Teaching guidance

This teaching guidance document suggests some of the key vocabulary, models, images and practical equipment that children should experience and be able to use. It also includes some teaching tips to provide a few starting points for ways of supporting children with this area of mathematics.

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Consolidation and practice

These resources are to support children in guided or independent work. Roll over the highlighted resources for a description.

PDF file How to use line graph ITP | 142KB new window

SWF file Line graph ITP | 26KB new window

PDF file How to use data handling ITP | 156KB new window

SWF file Data handling ITP | 57KB new window

PDF file Springboard 6, Lesson 18 Problem solving 3 | 67KB new window

PDF file Springboard 6, Lesson 18 Resources | 32KB new window

PDF file Springboard 7, Unit 4, Section 1 Bar charts and line graphs | 608KB new window

Line graph

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This interactive teaching program (ITP) is an ICT-based tool to support the exploration of handling data. Line graph ITP allows the child or teacher to enter data into a table or select from existing data sets and then create a line graph to represent the data. Data and values on axes can be changed to explore the impact on the graph.

Data handling

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This interactive teaching program (ITP) is an ICT-based tool to support the exploration of data. Data handling ITP allows the child or teacher to enter data into a table and then create a vertical bar chart, a horizontal bar chart or a pie chart. The user can select from existing datasets, which can then be amended to show the impact and change on the charts, or they can enter collected data.

Opportunities to use and apply

Possible contexts include:

  • drawing conclusions from graphs within science settings, e.g. deciding which is the most effective thermal insulator; comparing translucency of different materials, using light sensors or variations in temperatures in different locations in the school or classroom;
  • writing a climate report for different locations around the world, drawing on a range of information, e.g. internet sites and holiday brochures;
  • interpreting graphs and charts presented in the media and on the internet, e.g. those relating to topical issues such as eating habits.

Confirming learning

Ask probing questions such as:

  • What do you notice about the way this data is organised?
  • State three conclusions you can draw from the information in this graph.
  • Could you represent on this graph a child who walked four laps? What would you need to change?
A line graph. Number of children on the y axis. Number of laps walked on the x axis. Three children walked six to 10 laps. Seven children walked 11 to 15 laps. 17 children walked 16 to 20 laps. 13 children walked 21 to 25 laps. 10 children walked 26 to 30 laps.