Free teacher web sites for Maths topic ‘Data handling’
Pie, tally, bar, line and scatter, it's not the line up from a Beano style comic but the basics of this super unit. There's even resources for pictograms. Just think of all the fun you'll have counting cars and trucks!
Ambleweb bar chart creator
A great bar chart activity which supports separations of 10 with the mid-way being the focus of the teaching. This site requires the Flash plug-in to work.
External link: Ambleweb bar chart creator
- suitable for class use
Archimedes line graphs
A fantastic resource to use with upper Ks2. Use this to create graphs - either get the children to draw the graph from a story or predict what will happen if you pull the plug out whilst the tap is running, for example. One of our all time favourites.
External link: Archimedes line graphs
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- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Bar charts for beginners
Suitable for KS1. A great introduction to bar charts. Just drag the odd bugs onto the correct colour in the bar graph.
External link: Bar charts for beginners
- suitable for class use
- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Create a graph (Ks2)
You can create your own line, area, pie, bar and x / Y graph. suitable for upper Ks2.
External link: Create a graph (Ks2)
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Data sets from your local area
Make a graph of how people actually get to work in your county, council and even ward! Very accurate and detailed data sets for many aspects of life from National Statistics.
External link: Data sets from your local area
- suitable for class use
- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Exploring the Peak district (tourism data)
Scroll down for some super REAL data to handle as you please! No more making it up!
External link: Exploring the Peak district (tourism data)
- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Garden birds data
Useful selection of simple data about garden birds. Data is under the following headings: Name of Bird; Young stay in the nest ... days; Number of eggs laid; Nests in; Length in inches; Weight in grams; Favourite food. As the site says, could be used for graphing, quiz making, database work.
External link: Garden birds data
- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Line and bar graph activites
A super set of activities. 1. Graphing Rainforest Data 2. Make A Bar Graph Worksheet- Number of Papers 3. Make A Bar Graph Worksheet- Favourite Day 4. Make A Bar Graph Worksheet- Favourite Sport 5. Make A Line Graph Worksheet- Rainfall, Talking 6. Make A Line Graph Worksheet- 40 yd. dash, Temp. 7. Make A Line Graph- Jump, Rainfall 8. Make A Pie Graph- Favourite Game, M & M's Color 9. Make A Pie Graph- Goals, Cars at school 10. Make A Pie Graph- Favourite Web Site, Room Of The House
External link: Line and bar graph activites
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- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Make your own pie charts
As the title says. Take a generous slice of this pie chart tool.
This site is often reported as being broken. It isn't - its a large professional US site with lots of activities. The problem lies with users not having the Java plugin on their computer - the site will not work without it. Click here to get the Java plug-in now.
External link: Make your own pie charts
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Pie chart presentation
This is a power point slide show which allows a teacher to go through the steps of constructing a pictogram with their whole class from showing the data in a table to answering questions about the completed pictogram. NOTE you click on the download at the right-hand side of the TRE page.
External link: Pie chart presentation
- suitable for class use
Sorting using a Venn diagram
Sorting animals and things with four legs into a Venn diagram. A super visual resource.
External link: Sorting using a Venn diagram
- suitable for class use
- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Sorting using a Venn diagram (more advanced)
More confident Ks2 children will love these logic problems based on Venn diagrams.
External link: Sorting using a Venn diagram (more advanced)
- suitable for class use
Sorting coloured objects using a Venn diagram
A great resource which sorts objects green from yellow. But where do the yellow and green objects go?
External link: Sorting coloured objects using a Venn diagram
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Sorting Handa’s basket
Sort by fruit, peel and colour. Super.
External link: Sorting Handa’s basket
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Venn and carroll sorting activities
A lovely selection of simple drag and drop activities.
External link: Venn and carroll sorting activities
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Venn diagram presentation
This presentation will help you to teach Venn diagrams.
External link: Venn diagram presentation
- suitable for class use
Work with data from the National Statistics
Information can be downloaded as an excel or csv document relates to smoking, fruit and vegetables and careers. Good for KS2.
External link: Work with data from the National Statistics
- suitable for teachers’ personal use