Gathering data and showing it in graphs
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1
Choose a topic and write a research question, one place to look and a table with two columns for your data.
Answers differ. Check for a clear question, a safe place to look and a table with two columns.
2
Data: oranges 9, mangoes 12, guavas 7. Which graph type would you choose and why? Which fruit has the most?
A bar graph, because it compares amounts. Mangoes have the most (12).
3
Draw a bar graph of the data above with a title, side labels and three colours.
Answers differ. Check that bars are 9, 12 and 7 tall, and that there is a title and labels.
4
B2 is 10, B3 is 4 and B4 is 6. Write formulas that add all three, and subtract B3 from B2. Give the answers.
=B2+B3+B4 gives 20; =B2-B3 gives 6.
5
Ask a grown-up where they use a table of numbers (at work or at home). Write one sentence.
Answers differ. Any real example is fine, such as a table of shop prices or monthly bills.