Hours of sunshine

Hours of sunshine

Pencil and paper
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This task is about reading information from a bar graph.

Hours of Sunshine: Levin, 24 November-30 November

The graph shows the number of hours of sunshine for one week in Levin.

a) Which day had the greatest number of hours of sunshine? _______________

b)
How many hours of sunshine were there on Friday? _______________

c)

How many hours of sunshine were there in total over the weekend?
 
(A)   5          (B)   6          (C)   7          (D)   10          (E)   12

 

Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
bar graphs, graph interpretation
Description of task: 
This task requires students to answer questions about a bar graph showing hours of sunshine over a week.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to interpret a bar graph.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Statistical investigations, set 4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 
Y6 (09/1997)
a) Monday very easy
b) 4 hours very easy
c) E easy

 

Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common errors Likely reason
c) D Inaccurate reading of graph (round each reading down to nearest 2).