:Favourite Fruits
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Approach: Station Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:   Constructing a table 
Resources:  Frame for table in recording book, ruler
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Questions/instructions:

Alison asked some friends what was their favourite fruit. Three said apples, six said bananas, five said peaches, two said pears, three said plums, and three said oranges.

Show this information on a table.
Put the fruit in order with the most popular fruit at the top of the table.

[Year 4 examples at bottom of page]

 
% responses
y4
y8
fruit arranged vertically
15
47
number correct for all fruit
15
50
order correct
15
43
two columns
6
44
labels for columns correct
1
25
label for table appropriate
1
12
Total score:
6
0
5
5
1
14
3–4
7
27
1–2
19
16
0
73
38

Commentary:
Year 8 students achieved markedly higher than year 4 students on constructing a table. Very few students provided an appropriate title for the table.

 
FAVOURITE FRUITS – YEAR 4 EXAMPLES (important note - these are examples ONLY, not exemplars):
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