Sunny days

Sunny days

Pencil and paper
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This task is about creating a picture graph with a scale.
This chart shows the number of sunny days students recorded over six months.

 

Month

 Number of
sunny days
June 15
July 15
August 10
September 20
October 22
November 1

Finish the picture graph below to show the information from the chart. The number of
sunny days for June has been done for you. One = 5 sunny days.

 

The number of sunny days per month

  

 

 

 
     
     
     

        June                July            August             Sept               Oct                Nov
     = 5 sunny days


 
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 picture-graph from a chart of data about the number of sunny days recorded over six months with a scale.
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: 
 

Y8 (03/00)

Draws 3 suns above July.
Draws 2 suns above August.
Draws 4 suns above September.
Draws 4 and part of another sun above October.
Draws 3 and part of another sun above November.

all correct - easy

1-2 errors - very easy