This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.
The car that passes
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?
The Domesday Project
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?
Our Sports
This problem explores the range of events in a sports day and which ones are the most popular and attract the most entries.
Now and Then
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?
How Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?
Use the two sets of data to find out how many children there are in Classes 5, 6 and 7.
If the World Were a Village
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?
Real Statistics
Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?
Class 5's names
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?
Going for Gold
Looking at the 2012 Olympic Medal table, can you see how the data is organised? Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place?
Take your Dog for a Walk
Use the interactivity to move Pat. Can you reproduce the graphs and tell their story?
You may also be interested in this collection of activities from the STEM Learning website, that complement the NRICH activities above.