Handling Data: Age 7-11

This is part of our collection of favourite rich tasks arranged by topic.

If you are a teacher, you can find the whole collection on our Primary Curriculum teacher page.
Alternatively, if you are a student, you'll find the same problems on our Primary Curriculum student page.


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    Venn Diagrams

    Age
    5 to 11
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    How will you complete these interactive Venn diagrams?

  • Sorting Logic Blocks
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    Sorting Logic Blocks

    Age
    5 to 11
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    This activity focuses on similarities and differences between shapes.

  • If the World Were a Village
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    If the World Were a Village

    Age
    5 to 11
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    This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?

  • How Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?
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    How Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Use the two sets of data to find out how many children there are in Classes 5, 6 and 7.

  • Real Statistics
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    Real Statistics

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?

  • Planning a School Trip
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    Planning a School Trip

    Age
    7 to 11
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    You are organising a school trip and you need to write a letter to parents to let them know about the day. Use the cards to gather all the information you need.

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    The Car That Passes

    Age
    7 to 11
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    What statements can you make about the car that passes the school gates at 11am on Monday? How will you come up with statements and test your ideas?

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    Class 5's Names

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    7 to 11
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    Class 5 were looking at the first letter of each of their names. They created different charts to show this information. Can you work out which member of the class was away on that day?

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    Birdwatch

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Have a look at this data from the RSPB 2011 Birdwatch. What can you say about the data?

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    The Domesday Project

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Take a look at these data collected by children in 1986 as part of the Domesday Project. What do they tell you? What do you think about the way they are presented?

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    Our Sports

    Age
    7 to 11
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    This problem explores the range of events in a sports day and which ones are the most popular and attract the most entries.

  • Going for Gold
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    Going for Gold

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Looking at the Olympic Medal table, can you see how the data is organised? Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place?

  • The time is ...
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    The Time Is ...

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Can you put these mixed-up times in order? You could arrange them in a circle.

  • Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Have a look at the results for some events at past Olympic Games. Can you use these to predict the results at the next Olympics?