Sorting, processing and representing data

  • 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?

  • Graphing Number Patterns
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    Graphing number patterns

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Does a graph of the triangular numbers cross a graph of the six times table? If so, where? Will a graph of the square numbers cross the times table too?
  • How Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?
    problem

    How big are classes 5, 6 and 7?

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

  • You Never Get a Six
    problem

    You never get a six

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Charlie thinks that a six comes up less often than the other numbers on the dice. Have a look at the results of the test his class did to see if he was right.

  • Butterfly Cards
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    Butterfly cards

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Four children were sharing a set of twenty-four butterfly cards. Are there any cards they all want? Are there any that none of them want?
  • Planning a School Trip
    problem

    Planning a school trip

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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 Domesday Project

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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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    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?

  • Tom learns to cook
    problem

    Tom learns to cook

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    If Tom wants to learn to cook his favourite supper, he needs to make a schedule so that everything is ready at the same time.
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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.