Bar chart findings

Bar chart findings

Pencil and paperOnline interactive
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about reading information from a bar graph.
 
The first question has been completed for you.
Two things this graph shows about the amount of money saved:
 
1.  Nick and Chris saved the same amount.
 
 
2.  Brian saved $1 more than Dave.
 
Money Saved
 

Question 1Change answer

a)  Write two things this graph shows about the number of biscuits eaten.
 
 
Biscuits Eaten
 
1.
  
2.  

Question 1Change answer

b)  Write two things this graph shows about the hours of TV watched.
 
 
Hours of TV Watched
1.
  
2.  
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper and online (with NO auto-marking).
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
bar graphs, graph interpretation
Description of task: 
Students read information and make statements about the information from two bar graphs.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' understanding of interpreting features of a bar graph.
 
Key competencies
This resource involves interpreting statistical information in a graph and communicating that information. This relates to the Key Competency: Using language, symbols and text.
For more information see http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Key-competencies
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Statistical investigations, set 3
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
  Y4 (07/1999)
a) Statements must be in context to be correct.
Statements must include the words "had", "ate", or "has eaten", but the word "biscuits" may be omitted.

Some possible statements are:

  • Anne ate three.
  • Tom had the most biscuits.
  • Sue ate the least.
  • In total they had 10 biscuits.
 2 correct – easy

1 correct – easy
b) Statements must be in context to be correct.
Statements must include the word "watched", but the words "hours of TV" may be omitted.

Some possible statements are:

  • Alice watched three.
  • Erica watched the most.
  • Altogether they watched 12 hours of television.
  • Erica watched 2 more hours than Sally.
 2 correct – moderate

1 correct – easy