Approach: Station |
Level:
Year 4
and year 8 |
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Focus:
Interpreting
a pie graph
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Resources:
Graph |
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128KB |
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Questions/instructions:
The pie graph shows how much everyone in Christy’s family
ate from one pizza. |
[click on graph to enlarge] |
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%
responses |
y4 |
y8 |
1.
Who ate the most? |
Christy
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98 |
98 |
2.
Who ate the least? |
Mum
|
96 |
99 |
3.
Who ate equal amounts? |
Anna
and Dad |
82 |
95 |
4.
Did Scott eat more, less, or the same as Dad and Anna together?
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c
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35 |
53 |
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Total
score:
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4
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29
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50 |
3
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58 |
46 |
2
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10 |
4 |
1
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3 |
0 |
Commentary:
Both year 4
and year 8 students were very successful at interpreting a simple pie
graph when asked to identify straightforward information. Where a complex
interpretation was required (Q4), about 50 percent of year 8 and 35 percent
of year 4 students were successful.
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