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GRADE 3 · DATA AND DECISIONS · ABOUT 35 MINUTES

Tally then make a bar chart

Turn a small frequency table into equal-scale bars.

Understand the idea

A bar chart compares counts. Labels, a title and a scale beginning at zero help the reader.

WORKED EXAMPLE

A fictional club tally has Reading 6, Drawing 4 and Games 2. There are 12 responses.

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Fictional example · common scale starts at zeroReading?Drawing?Games?0 → 10Use Next to reveal the counts and calculation.

Read

Read the labels and values: Reading: 6, Drawing: 4, Games: 2.

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  1. Read

    Read the labels and values: Reading: 6, Drawing: 4, Games: 2.

  2. Represent

    Compare the bars on a scale that starts at zero.

  3. Calculate

    Work through the calculation in the example; result: 12.

  4. Interpret

    Explain what the result means and what it does not establish.

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MAKE SOMETHING YOU CAN EXPLAIN

Your practical challenge

Draw a labelled chart of the club tally and write two comparisons.

Review your evidence

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Use the skill in a new situation

Invent a different table with the same total.

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