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

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

Activity S6: Interpreting frequency graphs, cumuative frequency graphs, box and whisker plots

A card sorting activity in which frequency graphs, cumulative frequency graphs, box plots and descriptive statements are grouped together into matching sets.04/08/2015

Anthropometric Data

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

Boxplot treasure hunt

Two treasure hunts involving the interpretation of boxplots. The second provides an option for extension beyond the specification to consider the skew of the boxplots. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 05/08/2015

CIMT Plotting Scatter Diagrams

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

CIMT: Cumulative Frequency

An introduction to cumulative frequency graphs and reading off quartiles, followed by an online exercise.04/08/2015

Coffee Spill Crisis

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 box and whisker plots

A comprehensive powerpoint and associated worksheet in which students must interpret boxplots in a range of contexts including film genres. The method for drawing a boxplot from a cumulative frequency graph is demonstrated. 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

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

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

Cumulative frequency with the Avengers

A nice introduction to the construction of cumulative frequency tables and graphs using the context of the adventures of the Avengers. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

Diagnostic Questions - Collecting and representing data

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 questions assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification.25/07/2017

Diagnostic Questions - scatter graphs 2

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic questions assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification. 25/07/2017

Diagnostic Questions - scatter graphs 3

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic questions assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification. 25/07/2017

Diagnostic Questions - statistical measures 1

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic questions assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification.25/07/2017

Diagnostic Questions - statistical measures 2

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic questions assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification.25/07/2017

Diagnostic Questions - statistical measures 3

AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic questions assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Math specification.25/07/2017

Discrete vs Continuous

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

Drawing and reading histograms

A comprehensive lesson on histograms including a clear explanation of how they differ from bar charts. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

Estimating from Scatter graphs Trasure Hunt game

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

First names and surnames

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

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

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

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

Histogram Matching Activity

Students must pair up the grouped frequency tables with the histograms. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

Interpreting bar charts, pie charts, box and whisker plots

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

Interpreting frequency graphs, cumulative frequency graphs, box and whisker plots

Students compare four sets of cards showing frequency graphs cumulative frequency graphs, box and whisker plots and worded statements which represent examination results. The cards are stuck onto a poster with student writing and explanation for each set for why they match up. 02/06/2015

Larks and Owls

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

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

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

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

Pay Rates for Men and Women

A spreadsheet activity in which students draw and format cumulative frequency graphs relating to the rates of pay of men and women. 05/08/2015

Pay rates for men and women - Excel Activity

A detailed set of teacher notes and student resources from the Nuffield Foundation in which students consider pay rates for men and women via the use of cumulative frequency graphs drawn in Excel. 02/06/2015

Pie Chart

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

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

Quiz Trade Median Quartiles

A classroom activity in which students find the median and quartiles for given frequency distributions using laminated two-sided cards. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 04/08/2015

Rollercoaster - Which country has the fastest?

Data for UK and USA rollercoasters can be used to calculate mean, median, mode and range of data. Data for the different countries has been used to create cumulative frequency graphs which can be used to draw box plots. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 05/08/2015

Sampling Techniques

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tarsia - Interpreting data

In this tarsia, a supplementary sheet of graphs, including histograms and cumulative frequency, is used to answer the questions on the tarsia cards. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 05/08/2015

Time series graphs

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

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