Product title

Maths Explorer: Data Handling

Activity title on CD-Rom

Llama stats

Key Stage and year

KS2, Y5, 6

Curriculum Reference

 
Numeracy

Primary Curriculum

NNS Yr. 5, 6 Handling data P 117
NC Ma KS2 (Level 6) Handling Data 2c

Scottish Guidelines

Information Handling: Interpret Level D

Teaching idea

This is a very powerful activity, which links using and applying mathematics to data handling. This activity asks the children to find some answers by studying a set of statistics on a group of Llamas. It can be used to introduce the concept of databases and scatter diagrams (scattergrams).
Copy the spreadsheet and get the children to create some scatter diagrams. Link the computer up to a projector and use it as a whole class activity. The children can use their scatter diagrams (scattergrams) as well as those on the screen.

Learning outcome

The children will be able find the mode and range of a set of data. They will be able to interpret data and synthesise information linked to that data.

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