Human Bodies – Data Handling
Step 1 – So what do you know?
Assess prior knowledge about Human bodies. Children to write down as much as they can
remember what they have learnt about the Human Body in 3 minutes. Feedback verbal
responses to teacher.
Step 2: Open Excel and Create a Table with the following Heading.
Working in pairs or three’s children to open Excel and create a spreadsheet. Teacher to discuss the
spreadsheet elements i.e. CELL, TABLE, COLUMN, ROW. Children to copy the table below and Save the table.
Body
Measureme
nts of Year 4
in cms
Height boys
Height girls
Leg length Boys
Leg length Girls
Arm length Boys
Arm length Girls
Waist Boys
Waist Girls
Step 3: You are Tailors and will be measuring each other
We are going to measure the height, legs (from the hip bone), arms (from the shoulder bone) and
the waist, of both boys and girls in pairs. Everyone to measure a partner and put their figures in the
spreadsheet.
Teacher to input data from the children into the Excel spreadsheet on the board - as children shout
out their figures all the class are to type in the measurements.
Measurement of
Height of class Y4
cms
Height Boys
Height Girls
120
122
130
118
112
143
152
154
Leg Length - Boys
Leg length - Girls
Step 4: Children to Format Their Spreadsheet
Have children correct any errors and enlarge columns to include all text. They can add colour
to text and cells. Embolden or enlarge text etc.
Children to calculate the Average for each column. Teacher to demonstrate.
Click in the cell you want the
average to appear and go to
the Sum icon
in the toolbar and select
Average from the dropdown
menu. Press Enter and the
figures will automatically
appear.
Step 5: Present Findings using Appropriate Graphs
Children to select data from both height columns of boys and girls and create a graph ensuring to add a
title calling it:
Height of Boys and Girls in Year 4
Print the charts. Children to explore creating other appropriate graphs/charts, change Titles of charts and
discuss findings.