Planning tool

Students:

• pose survey questions that could be investigated by collecting data
• know how to collect and record data using a simple table and tally marks
• create pictographs to summarise and communicate data collected
• can make observations, and respond to questions, about one-to-one visual data representations.

Some students may:

• pose vague questions and need teacher assistance to pose questions that will generate suitable data for analysis.
• not have established one-to-one correspondence, therefore are not able to use counting accurately in data contexts. Use data activities as playful contexts to re-emphasise strategies such as ‘point and count’ to support the development of counting.
• focus on the overall size of objects in a group when asked ‘how many’ in each category, for example, they count 3 horses and 6 cats, and say there are more horses. To address this, regularly present two groups of vastly different-sized objects (e.g. 3 trucks and 5 cars) and be explicit about the focus on number rather than size.
• say that one group has more than another but be unable to say how many more. To address this, provide repeated opportunities for students to compare small quantities using physical objects.

The Learning from home activities are designed to be used flexibly by teachers, parents and carers, as well as the students themselves. They can be used in a number of ways including to consolidate and extend learning done at school or for home schooling.

Learning intention

• We are learning to collect data and make simple conclusions about the information (data) collected.

Why are we learning about this?

• Data is all around us! We use data to make everyday decisions.

What to do

Have fun with surveys. For instance:

1. Pose a ‘yes/no’ question you’d like to ask family and/or friends. Examples might include:

• Do you like reading funny books?
• Do you like broccoli?
• Have you ever tried doing a handstand?

2. Collect responses by getting respondents to form a line depending upon their answer.

3. Use the survey data to make observations, for example, three people in our family like dogs and one person does not.

Success criteria

I can:

• pose survey questions that can be investigated
• collect and record survey data from friends and/or family using tally marks
• draw conclusions from surveys
• make decisions based on data collected.