Strand Math Sample
Level 3 Learning Outcomes:
- gain information from a variety of data displays.
- be aware of the type of data each display is appropriate for and the kind of pattern/relationship it best communicates.
- link others’ claims with the appropriateness of displays used.
WALT: Sort data into categories
Wiremu is allowed to choose a pet for his birthday. He decides to find out what pets his classmates have. He gives each classmate a blank data card, asks them to list any pets they have, and collects the cards. With a classmate, discuss Wiremu’s data. Which information is necessary? Which information is unnecessary? Which data is difficult to interpret?
Insert picture here of Petty Differences data
Make a comment on one piece of data from above:
Unnecessary group (why is it unnecessary?):
Hard to interpret group (why is it hard to interpret?):
WALT: Interpret and communicate findings about data
The class next door did a similar survey to the one above but they were asked to name their favourite pet. The results are shown on this tally chart and then presented on the bar graph:
Write three statements that interpret the data shown above:
- cats are more popular than Ginnie pigs.
- dogs are less popular than cats.
- horses are more popular than dogs.
ReplyDeleteBlake, you have shown you are able to sort out data provided and clearly able to interpret what is unnecessary/necessary data and explain why this is. Your next step is to look at the range, median, mean and mode of any data provided.