Comparing and interpreting data

problem
Compare the squares

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

In this problem you will do your own poll to find out whether your friends think two squares on a board are the same colour or not.
problem
Risk and crime

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Are you at risk of being a victim of crime? How does your perception of that risk compare with the facts and figures?
problem
Not necessarily in that order

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Baker, Cooper, Jones and Smith are four people whose occupations are teacher, welder, mechanic and programmer, but not necessarily in that order. What is each person’s occupation?
problem
Takeaway time

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Pizza, Indian or Chinese takeaway? If everyone liked at least one, how many only liked Indian?
problem
Guess the houses

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

This task depends on learners sharing reasoning, listening to opinions, reflecting and pulling ideas together.
problem
Guess the houses for two

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Guess the Houses game for an adult and child. Can you work out which house your partner has chosen by asking good questions?
problem
What's in a name?

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Here's a very elementary code that requires young children to read a table, and look for similarities and differences.
problem
Birds in the garden

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

This activity asks you to collect information about the birds you see in the garden. Are there patterns in the data or do the birds seem to visit randomly?
problem
If the world were a village

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

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?
problem
In the playground

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

What can you say about the child who will be first on the playground tomorrow morning at breaktime in your school?