Interpreting and presenting data in pictograms and bar charts
Interpreting and presenting data in pictograms and bar charts
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will construct pictograms and bar charts from given data, as well as looking at the limitations of graphs.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Tallies are recorded in groups of ...
1
2
3
4
Q2.
What does this tally show?
1
4
6
Q3.
Which mode of transport has 7?
bicycle
bus
Car
Q4.
How many buses were seen?
1
2
3
5
Q5.
When are tallies not very useful?
If the numbers are very small
If there are only 3 different things being recorded
When recording modes of transport
5 Questions
Q1.
Is this a pictogram or a bar chart?
Bar chart
Q2.
If this symbol represents 5 what would a whole one represent?
2
20
6
Q3.
What would be a good title for this data?
Colour of cars seen from the playground
Ice-creams eaten in one week
Weather in Dover
Q4.
Bar charts can make large amounts of data easier to understand than pictograms, true or false?
False
Q5.
Which of the questions below cannot be answered by using this bar chart?
What is the total amount of money spent by all four classes?
Which class had £15 spent?
Which class had half the money spent as class 2?