Harry's happy chart

Harry's happy chart

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Working with Students

 

Harry drew a face on his Happy Chart at the end of each day, to show how he felt about that day.

He drew a different face for when he felt: 

Very Happy , Happy  , OK  , or Sad .

a)
On which day or days did Harry feel happy?
 
 
 
b) i)
How did Harry feel on Tuesday?   (Circle one)
 
Very Happy          Happy          OK          Sad
 
  ii)
How did Harry feel on Friday?   (Circle one)
 
Very Happy          Happy          OK          Sad
 
c) On which day do you think Harry crashed his bike?   _________________
Task administration: 
 

This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
qualitative data, scale, table interpretation
Description of task: 
Students use Harry's Happy Chart to answer questions about how Harry felt.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to interpret a simple time series chart.
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 (09/2001)

1 mark
(for both correct)

a)

 

Monday, Sunday (no others).

easy

1 mark
(for both correct)

b)

i)
ii)

OK
Very Happy

easy

1 mark

c)

 

Wednesday

very easy
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely miscalculation
a) Monday Not reading across chart.
b) ii) Happy Misinterprets face to be Happy not Very Happy.