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Being resourceful - Primary statistics

Carroll Diagrams
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Carroll diagrams

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Use the interactivities to fill in these Carroll diagrams. How do you know where to place the numbers?

Ladybird Count
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Ladybird count

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Some children were playing a game. Make a graph or picture to show how many ladybirds each child had.

Sticky Data
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Sticky data

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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You'll need to work in a group on this problem. Use your sticky notes to show the answer to questions such as 'how many girls are there in your group?'.

If the World Were a Village
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If the world were a village

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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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?

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Our sports

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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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.

Real Statistics
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Real statistics

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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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?

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The car that passes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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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

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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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?

Now and Then
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Now and then

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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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?

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Take your dog for a walk

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use the interactivity to move Pat. Can you reproduce the graphs and tell their story?