What is Data?

Take a moment to chat to your partner about data.

What do you think data is?

Why do we need to gather data?

Today we are collecting data about the funfair!

Have a look at this image of the funfair. What attractions can you see?

Let’s gather some data!

Have a look at these four different attractions. Think about which is your favourite.

Now Let’s Vote!

Let's practice gathering data as a whole class before you do it yourself!

Top Tip! Count the number of people in the room to make sure everyone is included. Don’t forget you can only vote once.

Document your data in the box underneath the image of each attraction using a tally.

Now What?

Now that we have our data, we need to decide which bar chart or graph we should use to document our findings.

Have a look at the following charts and graphs and decide which one you think would work best.

Bar Chart

Key: 20 Children

Pictogram

Pie Chart

Table Display

Discussion Time

How many students liked the ferris wheel best?

How many more students liked the rollercoaster than the�bumper cars?

What was the most �popular attraction?

What was the least �popular attraction?

How many less votes�were there for �the ferris wheel�than the helter�skelter?

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