Favourite rugby teams

Favourite rugby teams

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Working with Students
Further Resources
Chris asked his friends, "What is your favourite New Zealand Super 15 Rugby Team?"
His results are in the table below.
 

Team Number who like them
Crusaders 6
Highlanders 10
Hurricanes 7
Chiefs 8
Blues 3

Chris started to draw a pictograph to show his results. For his pictograph one = 2 people. 
Finish the pictograph below.
Favourite NZ Super 12 Rugby Team  ( = 2 people)

 

 

 

 

Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
pictographs, graph construction
Description of task: 
Students complete a pictograph showing the results of a survey about favourite rugby teams.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to construct a 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: 

Scoring:

  

Y7 (03/01)
2 marks
(for all 4 correct)
or
1 mark
(for 3 correct)

Highlanders – 5 balls
Hurricanes – 3 1/2 balls
Chiefs – 4 balls
Blues – 1 1/2 balls

Favourite NZ Super 12 Rugby Teams

4 correct -
easy
 
3 correct -
easy
Diagnostic and formative information: 

Common error

Likely reason

Twice as many balls drawn on each bar.

1 ball = 1 person