Module 5 Handling data
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Can I create and interpret a pictogram where the symbols represent more than one object?

Example review questions

  • Compare the two graphs. What do the pictograms tell you about walking to school?
  • What do you think could be the reasons for the differences?
  • If one more person came to school today by car how might you represent this on the pictogram?
Two pictograms. One shows ways of coming to school, with eight children coming by car, 14 travelling by bus, 18 walking, two taking a taxi and six riding in on their bikes. The second pictogram displays favourite ways of coming to school. 14 children choose car, 12 choose the bus, 10 choose walking, two choose taxi and 16 choose taxi.

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.

DOC file Can I create and interpret a pictogram where the symbols represent more than one object? - teaching guidance | 130KB new window

Consolidation and practice

These resources are to support children in guided or independent work.

DOC file Understanding tally charts and pictograms teaching prompts | 39KB new window

DOC file Pictogram information gap activity | 47KB new window

Calculating angles

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This interactive teaching program (ITP) is an ICT-based tool to support the exploration of angles. Calculating angles ITP allows the child or teacher to represent single or multiple shapes rotated around a central point in one, two or four quadrants. The size of angles can be estimated or calculated and confirmed using the on-screen protractor or reveal function.

Polygon

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This interactive teaching program (ITP) is an ICT-based tool to support the exploration of shape, space and measure. Polygon ITP allows the child or teacher to represent regular polygons with three to ten sides. The ITP can then be used to explore the properties of regular and irregular shapes by dragging vertices and creating additional vertices. The ITP includes an on-screen protractor and ruler.

Fixing points

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This interactive teaching program (ITP) is an ICT-based tool to support the exploration of shape and space. Fixing points ITP allows the child or teacher to create one or more shapes by connecting a number of vertices on a grid. Angles can be estimated and measured, and the effect of moving different vertices can be explored.

Opportunities to use and apply

Possible contexts include:

  • science, e.g.
    • What can you say about the birds visiting this garden?
    • How would you start to find out which are the common birds in your garden and how would you share your findings?
      A pictogram displaying the number of birds visiting a bird table during an hour in February. 20 blue tits visited, 10 goldfinches, 5 blackbirds and 15 great tits visited.
  • geography, e.g. Involve children in a pedestrian traffic count in one corridor at different times of the school day. Ask children to present their data as a pictogram showing the time of day and the number of people counted.

Confirming learning

Ask probing questions such as:

  • This pictogram shows the numbers of books that have been read by different reading groups. Jo said the Spiders group read 14 books. Can she be correct?
    A pictogram representing the number of books read by different groups. Badgers read 16 books, Tigers read 14, Peacocks read 23, Elephants read 4, Pigs read 2 and Spiders read 13 books.
  • How would you redraw the pictogram so that each symbol represents four books? Can you redraw the pictogram using a symbol for five books? Which is the easier pictogram to interpret?