Handling information and data

• Mathematics
• Special Education

Learning objective

I am learning to recognise different types of charts and graphs.

I am learning to interpret data from charts and graphs.

I am learning to create a bar chart.  

Success Criteria

 

 How will I know if I have had a successful lesson?

I will be able to recognise different types of charts and graphs.

I will be able to interpret the data displayed on bar charts.

I will be able to create a bar chart.

Match the image to the correct graph name

Pictogram

Bar chart

Pie chart

Line graph

What do we call this type of chart?

1. Bar chart
2. Tally chart
3. Pie chart
4. Line graph

What do we call this type of chart/graph?

1. Tally chart
2. Pie chart
3. Bar chart
4. Scatter graph

What do we call this type of chart/graph?

1. Bar chart
2. Line graph
3. Pictogram
4. Pie chart

What is this type of chart
called?

1. Scatter graph
2. Line graph
3. Pictogram
4. Bar chart

What sort of graph would you use if you wanted to use pictures to represent your data?

1. Bar chart
2. Pictogram
3. Scatter graph
4. Line graph

Which of the following shows a line graph?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

How confident are you naming different types of graph?

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Interpreting data from charts/graphs

You will need to use the Bar Chart print out to answer the next few quiz questions.

Your teacher will give this to you now. 

What does the bar chart show?

1. Favourite colours in Year 3
2. Favourite sports in Year 4
3. Favourite fruits in Year 3
4. Favourite fruits in Year 4

How many children chose plums as their favourite fruit?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

How many children chose banana as their favourite fruit?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 8

What was the least popular fruit?

1. Apple
2. Peach
3. Pear
4. orange

Which fruit was liked by the most childen?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

How many children chose apple as their favourite fruit?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

The scale on the graph goes up in....

1. 1's
2. 2's
3. 3's
4. 5's

How many children in Year 3 took part in this survey?

1. 7
2. 10
3. 20
4. 27

Using your bar chart worksheet, drag the number of children to their favourite fruit.

How confident are you interpreting information from a bar chart?

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Success Criteria

  How will I know if I have had a successful lesson?

I will be able to recognise different types of charts and graphs.

 

I will be able to interpret the data displayed on bar charts.

I will be able to create a bar chart.