THIS WEEKS THEME: STATISTICSIn maths when we collect information about people we call it data and statistics is the

name we use for collecting data, displaying it and answering questions with it.

Data is collected about each of us from the day we are born. My sons each have a red

book, given to them by the midwife, in which their date of birth, time of birth and weight at

birth were recorded. You might have one too.

Other kinds of data are collected throughout our lives. This could be data about our

illnesses, our addresses or phone numbers or some tests marks.

You might also have heard about cookies on a computer or mobile phone. These are

collecting data about what sites we are looking at.

Any information can be data.

THIS WEEKS THEME: STATISTICSYou might remember that at the start of the year the Year 5s collected some data to see if

the caught being good system was fair. We can use data to answer questions or to show

us if something is really as we think it is.

Data is a really powerful tool. That is why we have to be careful who we give our data to.

We need to understand how someone is using our data before we give it to them.

The skills this week will therefore be looking at how we collect, display and use data to

answer questions. As usual work out what level you are at first and then get stuck in.

On Friday there is a special activity using all the things we have learnt about statistics so

there are only four slides at each skill this week.

Every one should do the project on slides 55 and 56 on Friday.

SKILL 1 QUESTIONS FOR EVERYONESee if you can answer these questions

for everyone. The answers are on the

next slide:1. Which picture shows all of Ben’s

toys?

A BC

2. Draw your own

tally chart for these

toys.

SKILL 1 ANSWERS FOR EVERYONE1. Picture B

Even if you got these questions correct I want you to watch this clip on tallying. Many people just count and

then write down the tally but this is not the point of tallying – it is meant to be part of the counting and should be

done as you go along: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GBBLGB15UKM

If you found these questions easy move on to Skill 2 Questions for Everyone (orange slides).

If you want some more tallying practise do the Skill 1 activities on the blue slides.

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SKILL 1

Draw a tally chart for these

animals. Remember to tally

as you go and not just count.

Your categories should be:

SKILL 1Draw a tally chart for these

shapes. Remember to tally

as you go and not just count.

Your categories should be:

SKILL 1

Look at the

tally charts

and answer

the

questions.

SKILL 1A bit more challenging:

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SKILL 2 QUESTIONS FOR EVERYONESee if you can answer these questions. The answers are on the next slide:

Copy and

complete this

pictogram to show

how many fish

each person

caught.

SKILL 2 ANSWERS FOR EVERYONE

1. Ben and Sita

1. 18

2. 21

3. 3

If you want some more practise at pictograms have a go at the activities on the Skill 2 (orange)

slides. Otherwise move on to the Skill 3 Questions for Everyone on the green slides.

SKILL 2Note: Pictograms can also be called picture graphs or just charts so in some of these clips and

questions they are called by these names. However they are all pictograms because they all use a

picture and a key to represent the information.

Watch this clip about drawing pictograms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQ3EHkFQqw

These pictures show some children’s favourite animals. Draw a pictogram to show this

information. If you are good at drawing animals you could draw the actual animal, if not draw

a circle to represent an animal.

SKILL 2

SKILL 2Watch this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi7rDyIXwW0

SKILL 2Watch this clip for the later part where it talks about keys. Notice in these

questions the pictures don’t stand for 1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDUycQEd1bs

SKILL 2 ANSWERS

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SKILL 3 QUESTIONS FOR EVERYONESee if you can answer

these questions for

everyone. The answers

are on the next slide:

1. Look at this graph

showing children’s

favourite fruit juice.

a) How many children

chose Mango?

b) How many more children

chose orange than apple?

c) Another boy joins the

group. He likes mango

juice. Redraw the graph to

show this information

SKILL 3 ANSWERS FOR EVERYONE

a) 6

b) 6

What next?

If you were fine with these questions go on to the Skill 4 Questions for Everyone on

the pink slides. If not or you like the look of them try the activities on the Skill 3 green

slides.

If you struggled with this question watch this

clip:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z28jxnb

SKILL 3

Do the BBC Bitesize lesson at this link:https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmtx8hv

SKILL 3

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SKILL 3 ANSWERS

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SKILL 4 QUESTIONS FOR EVERYONESee if you

can

answer

these

questions.

The

answers

are on the

next slide.

SKILL 4 ANSWERS FOR EVERYONE

If you struggled with these questions these clips will help:

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=N2YKBDNORP8 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JK1JA-NGXOY

As usual if you got on fine with these go on to the Skill 5 Questions for Everyone on the yellow slides but if you want some more practise,

try the Skill 4 activities on the pink slides

SKILL 4 Do the Oak National Academy Line Graph Lesson here and answer these questions:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/interpret-line-graphs

SKILL 4

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SKILL 4 ANSWERS

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SKILL 5 QUESTIONS FOR EVERYONE

If you have made it all the way to this skill

level you are obviously very good with

graphs. So your task for this week is to

practise interpreting all kinds of graphs. If

you get stuck go back to the slides on

that type of graph and practise a bit more.

SKILL 5 ACTIVITIES

SKILL 5

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SKILL 5 ANSWERS

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TASK FOR FRIDAYOur task for today is to use our statistics knowledge to ask a question, collect data to

answer it and display that data in a graph or chart that you can draw.

The question should be about something that interests you

(because this week is all about you!).

You can get your data from a book, the internet or you could collect it yourself.

Here are some example questions you could gather data about but I think you can think

of some better ones. I would love to see your work so send it in to admin or Facebook.

Which team scored most

goals in the Premier

League this season? Which are the strongest

Pokemon?

How many different mini-

beasts can I find in the

garden?

Who is the

tallest person

in my house?