Fast food favourites

Fast food favourites

Pencil and paper
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This task is about reading and constructing strip graphs.
Graph A: Favourite fast food shops of students in Room 7

Graph A is a strip graph, which shows the favourite fast food shops of students in Room 7.

Some of the fast food shops sell the same type of food.

a)
Group the food on the graph above into 4 food groups. List the 4 groups below.
 
_________________   _________________   _________________   _________________
Have your list checked by your teacher. 
 
b) To make it clear what foods are the most popular in Room 7 you will need to make a new strip graph that groups the foods from Graph A into sections for each food group.  
  i) Cut Graph A into sections for each different fast food shop and then paste them together again on Graph B.
 
Graph B: ______________________________________________________ (Title)


 
  ii) Label your strip graph to show these 4 different food groups.
 
  iii)
Write a title for your new graph on the line provided.
  
Have your graph checked by your teacher.
 
c)  Answer these questions about your new strip graph.
  i)
Which fast food shops sell burgers?
 
 
 
 
  ii)
What type of fast food is least popular with Room 7 students?
 

 
 
 
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper and with equipment.
 
Equipment:
Lightweight card; glue; scissors and item sheet for each student.
  • This task assesses students' ability to interpret a strip graph and use this information to construct a new graph.
  • This assessment activity can be carried out with a class/group of students working independently.
  • Teacher checks have been included in this task to ensure the students complete each section of the task correctly before moving onto the next section.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
graph interpretation, graph construction, strip graphs, practical
Description of task: 
In this practical task, students interpret information presented in a strip graph, regroup the data, construct a new strip graph, and answer questions about the data.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to interpret and construct strip graphs.
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: 

Scoring:
1 mark a)   Hamburgers, Fish 'n Chips, Chicken, Pizza.
2 marks
(for all groupings correct)
or
1 mark
(for 1 error)		 b) i)
Students have correctly constructed a new graph with the correct division of fast foods.
4 marks
(1 mark for each correct label on Graph B)		 ii) Students have correctly labelled Graph B (see above).
1 mark iii) Student responses will vary.
The title must include favourites, fast foods, and Room 7.
For example, 'The favourite types of fast food in Room 7'.
1 mark
(for all correct)
 
1 mark		 c) i)
 
 
ii)		 Fast Hamburgers
Great Burgers
KK Burgers
Pizza