Year 6: Handling Data
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Probability
Graph Stories
Looking At Bar Graphs
Mean
Looking at Line Graphs
Median
Looking at Pie Charts
Mode
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Probability. What are the chances of that?
Certain
Likely
50:50 Chance
Unlikely
Impossible
Something will definitely happen.
Something will probably happen, but it is not certain.
Something has exactly half a chance of happening.
Something is unlikely. It has more chance of not
happening.
Something will never happen.
Probability is all to do with
how likely, or unlikely events
are to happen. Click on the
words to see what they mean.
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Click on the statements to watch them being placed
on the probability line
It will snow in
May
2012 is a leap
year
Year 5 will get
homework
It will rain in
April
The sun rises
in the west
Burnley win
the FA Cup
The moon
orbits Earth
Xmas will be
in March
Pick red card
from a deck
A coin lands
on heads
Certain
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Likely
50:50 Chance
Unlikely
Impossible
Probability Number Line
Impossible
0% chance
Reveal
¼ of 25%
chance
½ or 50%
chance
¾ or 75%
chance
Reveal
Reveal
Reveal
Certain
100% chance
Reveal
 Rolling 7 on an ordinary 6 sided dice
 Choosing one Year Group in a Junior School (Years 3 to 6)
 Rolling an odd number on a dice
 Choosing a red counter from a bag that has 6 red and 2 blue counters in it.
 Choosing any card other than an Ace from a pack of cards
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Probability Spinners
There is a ¼ (25%) chance of
the spinner landing on red.
There is a ½ (50%) chance of
the spinner landing on blue.
There is a ¼ (25%) chance of
the spinner landing on green.
Click on the colour to find
out the probability of the
spinner landing on it.
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There is a ¼ chance (25%) of
the spinner landing on blue.
There is a 1/8 chance (12.5%) of
the spinner landing on yellow.
There is a 1/8 chance (12.5%)
of the spinner landing on red.
There is a 3/8 (37.5%) chance
of the spinner landing on green.
There is a 1/8 chance (12.5%) of
the spinner landing on purple.
Click on the colour to find
out the probability of the
spinner landing on it.
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Add
red ball
Add
green
ball
Probability: Teacher’s Resource
Add
yellow
ball
Add
blue
ball
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Probability Number Cards.
Sanjay has eight number cards in his hands. This is what he has:
1
4
Which number is most
likely to come up?
7
What are the chances
of picking 2?
¼ chance
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3
2
7
7
2
Is it more likely to pick
an even or odd number?
Odd (5/8)
What are the chances
of picking 1 or 3?
¼ chance
7
Reveal the Card
Click on the card to reveal what it is
There is a ½ chance
the number is odd
There is 1/10 chance
the card is 2
4
?
9
?
4
?
5
?
9
?
5
?
2
?
8
?
5
?
8
?
It is twice as likely to
pick a 4 than a 2.
There is 1/5 chance of
picking an 8.
There is a 7/10 chance
of picking a number 5 or
more.
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Interpreting Graphs
12,000
Different football clubs have different
attendances. This graph shows the
average attendance for each club.
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
Approximately, how
many people watched
Swansea?
7,900
How many more people
watched Bristol City
than Brighton?
2,800 approx
Which club had about
7,300 watching them?
Barnsley
How many people
watch Torquay?
1,800 approx
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Creating a Climate Graph
This information shows the average temperature for each
month. Click each month to show it on the graph.
26°
24°
22°
January
3°
20°
February
4°
18°
March
8°
April
11°
May
16°
10°
June
22°
8°
July
26°
6°
August
24°
September
20°
October
15°
November
11°
December
6°
16°
14°
12°
4°
2°
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
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Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
0°
Climate Graph: Moscow
22°
Click on each bar to reveal the
monthly temperature.
20°
18°
January
-7°
16°
February
-6°
14°
March
0°
April
2°
May
9°
6°
June
17°
4°
July
22°
2°
August
21°
September
14°
October
6°
November
1°
December
-5°
12°
10°
8°
0°
-2°
-4°
-6°
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
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Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
-8°
Creating a Graph
Here is some information that will need a different type of graph
Length of Time
Distance Travelled
9:00
0 Miles
9:30
8 Miles
10:00
40 Miles
10:30
55 Miles
11:00
80 Miles
11:30
82 Miles
We timed the journey to our holiday
destination. Here are our results:
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As this couple have
two sets of numbers
the best graph to
draw is a line graph.
This will help us to
find out where we
were at times like
10:45 too!
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to see the graph.
80
Miles Travelled
60
Length of Time
Distance
Travelled
9:00
0 Miles
9:30
8 Miles
10:00
40 Miles
10:30
56 Miles
11:00
75 Miles
11:30
82 Miles
12:00
83 Miles
40
20
0
9:00
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9:30
10:00
10:30
Time of Day
11:00
11:30
12:00
Creating a Graph
Here is some more information
Length of Time
Temperature
Start Time
85°
2 Minutes
79°
4 Minutes
75°
6 Minutes
68°
8 Minutes
65°
10 Minutes
63°
12 Minutes
60°
I timed how long it would take
for the ice cubes to melt. Here
are my results:
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As this girl has two
sets of numbers the
best graph to draw
is a line graph. This
will help us read the
temperature for the
‘odd number’ minutes
too!
Go to the next slide
to see the graph.
Start
85°
80°
Water Temperature
75°
70°
Length of
Time
Temp.
Start Time
85°
2 Minutes
79°
4 Minutes
75°
6 Minutes
68°
8 Minutes
65°
10 Minutes
63°
12 Minutes
60°
65°
60°
55°
Start
2 Mins
4 Mins
6 Mins
Time
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8 Mins
10 Mins
12 Mins
90
Interpreting Graphs
Sam measured his pulse as he did different exercises
Beats per minute
80
What was Sam’s pulse after 1 minute?
70
How many minutes had passed when
his pulse was 75?
Between which minutes was Sam
doing the hardest exercise?
What was Sam’s pulse at the
start and end?
60
50
0
mins
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1
min
2
mins
3
min
Time
4
mins
5
mins
6
mins
Interpreting Graphs
Start
Georgia measured the temperature outside for a day.
12°
10°
Temperature
8°
5°
4°
What times was it when the
What was the temperature was
difference
between
8°
What
was the
temperature
at
11am?
What
time
ofand
day
was it the
warmest?
the coldest
warmest
times
of day?
2°
0°
8am
10am
12pm
2pm
4pm
Time of Day
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6pm
8pm
Pie Charts
Pets
Number of
Children
Dogs
8
Cats
7
Rabbits
3
Fish
2
Other
5
Other
Dogs
Fish
Rabbits
Cats
Show Pie
Chart
I asked my class of 25 children
what their favourite pet was.
Here are their results:
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A pie chart to show 6T’s favourite TV programmes
If 8 children liked Coronation Street, estimate how many children like
Emmerdale?
How many
children are in
6T?
Estimate how
many children
like watching
films.
A Graph to Show 6T's favourite TV
programmes
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Films
Eastenders
The Simpsons
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Questions Based on a Pie Chart:
6P’s Favourite Subjects
Which subject is the
least popular?
Literacy
16 children like P.E. How
many children like D.T.?
8 children
Estimate how many
children like Art.
2-4 children
How many children are
in the class?
32 children
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Every Graph tells a Story
The temperature
throughout the year!
Temperature
Summer
Months
Months of the Year
What do you think this graph is about?
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Every Graph tells a Story
The kettle boils and
turns itself off
Temperature
The kettle heats up
A kettle boiling!
The water steadily and
slowly cools down.
Time
What do you think this graph is about?
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Every Graph tells a Story
The parachutist is in
the aeroplane
A parachutist!
He jumps out the
plane.
Height
He opens the
parachute
He safely reaches the ground.
Time
What do you think this graph is about?
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Every Graph tells a Story
The noise level on
the playground!
Play time. Noisy
children!
Sound Level
(Decibels)
Time of Day
12:30
10:30
Lesson
time. The
playground
is quiet.
Lunchtime
What do you think this graph is about?
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Every Graph tells a Story
Pulse rate before, during and
after exercise!
Pulse
Exercise Stops
Before exercise
Time
What do you think this graph is about?
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Every Graph tells a Story
Tap is
turned off
Person stays
in the bath
Water Level
Person climbs
into the bath
The story of
bathtime!
Person climbs
out of the bath
Filling the bath with water
Time
What do you think this graph is about?
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Finding the Mean of a Set of Numbers
3
6
4
5
2
24 ÷ 6 = 4
total
how many numbers
The mean (average) of all
these numbers is 4.
Then
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‘mean’
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thedivide
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average.
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find themany
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to add
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all the
numbers:
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4
= 24
Finding the Mean of a Set of Numbers
Peter
20
3
12
5
Jessica
8
15
17
10
Lucy
2
8
9
50
50 ÷ 5 = 10
10
50 ÷ 4 = 12.5
3
6
Peter,
Jessica
are
As Jessica
hasand
theLucy
highest
playing
darts.
you
mean
score,
it Can
could
bework
said
outshe
their
mean
score?
that
is the
best
darts
player!
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78 ÷ 6 = 12
Finding the Median of a Set of Numbers
3
6
4
5
2
This is the midway point.
The median of all these
numbers is 4.
The ‘median’ is the number in
the middle. To calculate the
median, first we have to put
the numbers in order.
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4
Finding the Median
Catherine picks eight number cards.
8
4
5
2
9
7
2
7
7
7
8
9
Order
Cards
2
2
4
5
Halfway between 5 and 7 is 6
Show
Median
Finding the Mode of a set of numbers
3
6
3
3
8
2
6
5
3
5
3
The mode is 3. It has come up
the most! (6 times)
5
2
6
The ‘mode’ of a set of
numbers means which
number has come up the
most. Have look at these
numbers...
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3
8
Median, Mean and Mode
Look at these number cards.
Can you calculate the mean, median and mode?
5
The total is 35.
35 ÷ 7 = 5
The mean is 5.
Number 7 comes
up the most.
The mode is 7.
4
7
2
1
2
3
9
5
7
7
1
7
9
The halfway number is 5.
The median is 5.
Show
Mode
Show
Mean
Show
Median
Teacher’s Resource: Mean, Median and Mode
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8
Add
1
3
5
Add
3
8
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9
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Add
7
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9
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6
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6
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5
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5
4
4
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2
4
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