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?
Make a comment on one piece of data from above:
Unnecessary group (why is it unnecessary?):
They are unnecessary because some of them are not
relevant to the question he asked.
They are unnecessary because some of them are not
relevant to the question he asked.
Hard to interpret group (why is it hard to interpret?):
Some of them are hard to interpret because they have
nothing to do with the survey.
Some of them are hard to interpret because they have
nothing to do with the survey.
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:
- More people like horses than dogs
- Not much people like guinea pigs
- More people like cats than the other pets
ReplyDeleteCooper, 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.