Teachers' ages

Teachers' ages

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This task is about making a stem-and-leaf graph.

Here is a list of the teachers at Hingaia Peninsula School and their ages.

 

Teachers Age
Whāea Bond
Ms Cook
Matua Shasha
Mrs Hutt
Whāea Jones
Mr Elder
Matua Filipo
Matua Rule
Mrs Wong
Whāea Dray
23
26
31
32
38
41
43
50
54
54

 

The ages for Whāea Bond, Ms Cook, and Matua Shasha have been put on the stem-and-leaf graph below.

 

Finish the graph by writing in the ages for all the other teachers:

 

Ages of Teachers at Hingaia Peninsula School

Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
2
Description of task: 
Students complete a stem-and-leaf graph for teachers' ages from data in a list.
Curriculum Links: 
 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to construct a stem-and-leaf graph.
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This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
  Y4 (08/1999)
7 correct – moderate

5-6 correct – easy

Diagnostic and formative information: 
Common error Likely reason
Misses 0 in 5's stem. Does not know how to deal with data ending in a "0".