Aeroplane arrivals

Aeroplane arrivals

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This task is about reading a pictograph.

This pictograph shows the number of planes landing each day at an airport. 

Each drawing, , stands for 2 planes. This means that on Monday 6 planes would have landed. 

Plane pictograph:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

 

stands for 2 planes

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a)  On which day of the week did the most planes land?
     

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b)  Write down the number of planes that landed on each of these days.
     i)  Tuesday 

     ii)  Sunday

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c)  How many more planes landed on Wednesday than on Thursday?
     

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d)  On Monday 6 planes landed. 
     On which day did two times this number of planes land?
     
Task administration: 
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Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
pictographs, graph interpretation
Description of task: 
This task requires students to read and interpret a pictograph which shows the number of planes landing each day at an airport. This pictograph has a key.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to interpret a pictograph.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Statistical investigations, set 3
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
 

Y4 (07/1999)
a)   Wednesday very easy
b) i)
ii)		 4
5		 easy
moderate
c)   6 moderate
d)   Friday moderate
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
b) i)
   ii)
c)		 2
2 1/2
3		 Treats each picture as representing 1 plane.
b) ii)
   ii)
   ii)		 3
4 1/2
6		 Treats each whole picture and each half picture as representing 1 plane.
Treats half picture as representing half a plane.
Treats half picture as representing 2 planes.
d) 12 Writes number of planes rather than the day.