All About Maths

A Maths Dictionary for Kids

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Interactive maths dictionary02/03/2015

Activity S5: Interpreting bar charts, pie charts and box and whisker plots

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A card sort activity in which students compare different diagrammatical representations of distributions. (Note: box and whisker plots are higher tier only.) 04/08/2015

Anthropometric Data

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Students consider a large set of data and analyse chosen variables using scatter graphs and other appropriate methods. Opportunity to use a spreadsheet for calculations.05/08/2015

Average Child Height

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Child height chart03/03/2015

Average Height Around the World

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Interactive height chart03/03/2015

Average heights and weights

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List of average heights and weights around the world 03/03/2015

Averages

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Averages Top Trumps game03/03/2015

Baking Bad

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A fairly straightforward activity involving the interpretation of pictograms, bar charts and frequency graphs. The questions involving calculation of averages can be omitted if preferred. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

CIMT Plotting Scatter Diagrams

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An online exercise which looks at the plotting of scatter diagrams and the identification of types of correlation.23/07/2015

Coffee Spill Crisis

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An activity in which a two way table must be produced for 5 different school-based scenarios which are described in words. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

Comparing distributions using averages

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Classroom activities involving calculations of the mean, median, mode and range to compare and contrast two sets of data. Includes a comparison of which type of average is most suitable when. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 04/08/2015

Correlation, Line of Best Fit: Monopoly Maths

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Students investigate to see if there is any association between the distance from 'go' and the rent charged for various properties on a monopoly board. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 23/07/2015

Data Handling

Discrete and continous data questions02/03/2015

Diagnostic Questions - Collecting and representing data

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AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification.26/02/2016

Diagnostic Questions - scatter graphs 1

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification.27/04/2017

Diagnostic Questions - scatter graphs 2

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification.27/04/2017

Diagnostic Questions - scatter graphs 3

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification.27/04/2017

Diagnostic Questions - sketching graphs 1

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification.27/04/2017

Diagnostic Questions - statistical measures 1

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Maths website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification. 27/04/2017

Diagnostic Questions - statistical measures 2

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification. 27/04/2017

Diagnostic Questions - statistical measures 3

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AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification.27/04/2017

Discrete vs Continuous

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A powerpoint introduction to what is meant by discrete and continuous data, followed by an associated card sorting exercise. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 04/08/2015

Estimated Mean

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Finding the estimated mean from grouped data presentation02/03/2015

Estimating from Scatter graphs Trasure Hunt game

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A treasure hunt activity in which students use given lines of best fit to make estimations. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 23/07/2015

Finding Averages from a Frequency Table

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Finding averages video02/03/2015

Finding Averages from a Frequency Tables

Interactive frequency table activity02/03/2015

Finding the Mean

Finding the mean question generator02/03/2015

Finding the Mean from Frequency Tables

Calculating mean activity02/03/2015

First names and surnames

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Students hypothesise whether first names or surnames are longer. They carry out data collection and process the data to produce pie charts. They conclude with a commentary about their original hypothesis. 02/06/2015

GCSE Bitesize: Scatter Diagrams

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A comprehensive summary of the topic of scatter diagrams, including drawing a line of best fit, types of correlation and rogue values. 23/07/2015

Grouped Frequency Tables

Finding averages from grouped frequency tables powerpoint 02/03/2015

Hans Rosling's 200 years 200 countries 4 minutes - The Joy of Stats

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A Youtube video which animates data on life expectancy and wealth and shows how it has changed over the past 200 years.23/07/2015

Interpreting bar charts, pie charts, box and whisker plots

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Card matching activity in which students are required to pair up corresponding bar charts and pie charts (both tiers) and match these to the corresponding box and whisker plots (Higher tier only). There is also the opportunity for students to design their own cards.02/06/2015

Larks and Owls

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An open ended investigation in which students design their own hypothesis and collect data which is then processed using calculation and graphs to form a conclusion.04/08/2015

Maths Dictionary

Illustrated Maths dictionary 29/08/2014

Mean vs Median

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Mean and median overview03/03/2015

Measures of average in grouped data

An introduction to how to find estimates for the mean, median and mode for grouped data.04/08/2015

Misleading Graphs

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A nice starter or plenary activity in which students need to comment on why the four given graphs are misleading. The graphs include bar charts, line graphs and pictograms.02/06/2015

Music trends pie charts

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This activity provides numerous pie charts representing the changing ways that the music industry has generated income since the year 1980. Students interpret the pie charts to provide a commentary on the trends. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

Outliers

Collecting data interactive worksheet02/03/2015

Pie Chart

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A website which explains how to construct a pie chart, followed by ten increasingly demanding questions involving the interpretation of pie charts. 02/06/2015

Pie Chart estimation and angle calculation

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An interactive activity in which students must estimate the number of people represented by different sectors of a pie chart. Later questions involve calculation of angles given the number of people represented by a given sector. 02/06/2015

Reading Graphs and Charts

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Online interactive activities. Levels 1-3 cover dual bar charts, line graphs and pie charts. 02/06/2015

Sampling Techniques

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Students consider a range of sampling methods and decide which method would be best in a wide range of scenarios and how the sampling methods described might be improved. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 04/08/2015

Scatter Graph Hat-trick

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Worksheet in which students must plot points on a scatter diagram, draw a line of best fit and make predictions.23/07/2015

Scatter Graph Investigation

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An investigation into any possible correlation between height and foot length - students state a hypothesis, collect and process data and draw a conclusion.23/07/2015

Scatter graphs lesson - Be an Actuary

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Full lesson plan and resources in which students plot information relating to earthquakes to determine the risk of living in a given area. This allows the opportunity for discussion of maths related careers. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 23/07/2015

Sports Injuries

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Real life data which students must analyse and represent using an approporiate graph of ther choice, providing commentary on why they think their graph is/isn't the most appropriate. 02/06/2015

Spurious Correlations

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A useful set of scatter graphs which appear to show correlation but in which there is a 'spurious correlation' - nice for discussion as a starter or plenary activity.23/07/2015

The Mean from a Frequency Table

Calculating mean interactive worksheet02/03/2015

Time series graphs

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A worksheet which offers the opportunity to study some real life sets of data which vary over time and comment on the resulting graphs. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

What is Data?

Data interactive worksheet02/03/2015

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