Data Handling

Objectives

To be able to read and understand graphs and pictograms and to be able to transfer data from numerical to visual graph form.

Resources

Today's Lesson

Main Activity

For the mental warm up, continue with some 10% questions, applying these answers to find 20%.

For example:

10% of 60 = 6

Therefore 20% of 60 = 2 x 6 = 12

Alternatively, choose an activity from Daily 10 - Level 3 - Your Choice (TopMarks)

Turn to page 75 in Abacus 4 Textbook 3 and look at the information provided with your student.

Ask your student to create a set of axes on squared paper and draw appropriate scales for the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) axes. Refer to activity 2 on Line Graphs (MyMaths) for a step-by-step guide of drawing a line graph.

Once this is ready, ask your student to transfer the information to the graph, and then to join each point up, using a ruler.

Stress the importance of accuracy. Once the graph is complete, ask your student to use it to answer the questions on the page.

Citations

[1] app.mymaths.co.uk [2] www.topmarks.co.uk