Year 6 Weekly Maths Planner Data and Statistics

Session:
Focus: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

Explicit Understanding that I can collect and Reading data/graphs to Understand and
Learning Data can be represent data in obtain the correct interpret how data can
Purpose represented in relation to primary information (VCMSP206) be represented in the
different ways school students media (VCMSP236)
(VCMSP207) (VCMSP237)
Key Data, Picture Graphs, Data, Picture Graphs, Data, Picture Graphs, Data, Picture Graphs,
Language Survey, Line Graph, Survey, Line Graph, Survey, Line Graph, Pie Survey, Line Graph,
Pie Graph, X Axis, Y Pie Graph, X Axis, Y Graph, X Axis, Y Axis, Pie Graph, X Axis, Y
Axis, range, mean, Axis, range, mean, range, mean, median, Axis, range, mean,
median, mode, tally, median, mode, tally, mode, tally, Bar Graph, median, mode, tally,
Bar Graph, scale, Bar Graph, scale, scale, misleading Bar Graph, scale,
misleading misleading misleading
Number Greedy Pig Students Multiplication Bingo Product Card Play in Place Value Staircase
Fluency stand / roll dice to Use 2 * 10 sided teams of three (Like
10 minutes accumulate points/ die. Have children abilities). Dealer
sit to safeguard create there own hands the other two Up to 10,000,000s
points / if a 1 is bingo grid (5*5) players a card. Place
rolled and you are the card on your
standing you loose forehead so your card
all points for that is visible to your
round / 6 rounds for opponent but not you.
six sided dice, 10 (without looking at
for a 10 sided. Play your own). Dealer says
as whole class or in the product of your
table groups card is . (e.g. 24
if the players cards
were 6 and 4). First
player to correctly
guess their card gets a
point (only one attempt
 per round).
Launch Brainstorm different What questions would www.surveygizmo.com/sur www.ted.com/talks/davi
10 minutes ways data can be you need to ask vey-blog/pie-chart-or- d_mccandless_the_beaut
collected. Model a students in order to bar-graph/ y_of_data_visualizatio
tally (perhaps create the perfect n?language+en#t-
favourite sport to Nintendo game for Call up site that 1077976
watch) and record on year 6 students at discuss Pie vs Bar
board. MMPS. (very anti Pie). Review Goes for 15 minutes
Write questions on with class paying but interesting Ted
board. particular attention to Talk.
Review Scattergram Problems with pie
(see Worksheet) Charts (see how Discuss the importance
similar they look vs of analysing data you
Bar in example given). see in the media
(perhaps not taking it
always on face value).
Discovery Have students display Create your own Create a graph of Complete Questions:
25 minutes data on board in questionnaire in choice representing the Interpreting Data -
Maths Scrap Book. order to survey 18 percentages of internet Oxford Card Explore 7C
Can they show the other students. What usage (2001 & 2012) in
data displayed in two data will you need to different continents.
different ways (e.g. collect? What http://splash.abc.net.a
Bar Graph and Pie questions will you u/statistics-
Graph). need to ask? Show game/#/view/access-to-
Extension Have your data in a table. information/explore
students work with Complete a
Tally Data and Scattergram to Extension - Print out
convert to % of compare two pieces of data PDF:
total. Have they information that you http://splash.abc.net.a
tried to accurately have collected. Eg. u/statistics-
complete Pie Graph. Height, Birth Date, game/images/infographic
Star Sign, What s/access-to-
activities do you information.pdf
complete on weekend Have students convert
data in different ways.
Eg. Pie graphs to bar
graphs, percentages to
 pie graphs
Focus Group Work through Simple Use individual white Work with top group to Work with students
Who are Bar Graph and Line boards to work with complete accurate Pie identified throughout
they and Graph using info on Low achievers on Charts. week as needing
what are Board creating own chart as additional support.
they doing? they answer questions

Summary Share Work Share Work Mark Questions together Mark Questions
15 minutes emphasise language emphasise language and Discuss any together and Discuss
(especially X and Y (especially X and Y problems as they arise. any problems as they
Axis). How did Axis). How did Write something you arise.
children go about children go about still would like to Write something you
completing Pie Graph completing Pie Graph investigate for a data learnt today
set.
Assessment Observation Observation. Observation Observation
/Evidence Review completed
graphs from the last
two days. Do they
have title, labelled
axis and accurate
measurements?
(Anecdotal notes)

Week:
Focus: Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8

Explicit I can use Microsoft I can collect and I can explain how I can use graphs to
Learning Excel to create a Analyse data to show graphs can be persuade and inform.
Purpose graph the range, mean misleading (VCMSP236) (VCELA340)
(VCMSP206) median and Mode
(VCMSP270)
Key Data, Picture Graphs, Data, Picture Graphs, Data, Picture Graphs, Data, Picture Graphs,
Language Survey, Line Graph, Survey, Line Graph, Survey, Line Graph, Pie Survey, Line Graph,
Pie Graph, X Axis, Y Pie Graph, X Axis, Y Graph, X Axis, Y Axis, Pie Graph, X Axis, Y
Axis, range, mean, Axis, range, mean, range, mean, median, Axis, range, mean,
median, mode, tally, median, mode, tally, mode, tally, Bar Graph, median, mode, tally,
 Bar Graph, scale, Bar Graph, scale, scale, misleading Bar Graph, scale,
misleading misleading misleading
Number Greedy Pig Students Multiplication Bingo Product Card Play in Place Value Staircase
Fluency stand / roll dice to Use 2 * 10 sided teams of three (Like
10 minutes accumulate points/ die. Have children abilities). Dealer
sit to safeguard create there own hands the other two Up to 10,000,000s
points / if a 1 is bingo grid (5*5) players a card. Place
rolled and you are the card on your
standing you lose all forehead so your card
points for that round is visible to your
/ 6 rounds for six opponent but not you.
sided dice, 10 for a (without looking at
10 sided. Play as your own). Dealer says
whole class or in the product of your
table groups card is . (e.g. 24
if the players cards
were 6 and 4). First
player to correctly
guess their card gets a
point (only one attempt
per round).
Launch Children to watch as Use back of atlas to Discuss with students Watch YouTube clip
10 minutes you input Data Sample explore mean, median how graphs can be with students. (Very
into Excel. Bold and mode of selected misleading simple)
Sample and show how countries. http://www.scootle.edu. https://www.youtube.co
Excel can create Write definitions in au/ec/viewing/L2625/ind m/watch?time_continue=
Graphs. book. ex.html 3&v=ntBJaiNBbHo
http://www.scootle.edu. Discuss how visual
au/ec/viewing/L2628/ind data representation
ex.html supports persuasion.

Where else have they

seen visual data
representation to
persuade or inform?
Discovery Collecting or making Have students look up Give students hand out Create a poster using
25 minutes up data sample. Mount Marthas mens on creating graphs for excel skills from
 Experimenting with and womens ages 0- bread advertisement and previous lesson and
the input of this on 100 (Differentiation) work through it data from bread task
Excel http://concensus.spla (Posted in google to advertise your
sh.abc.net.au/concens classrooms under bread- bread.
us-game/population- misleading)
age-and-gender
Find out the mean,
median and mode
Focus Group Work with Upper group Work with students Continue to work Final session. Work
Who are to Explore Further who may be struggling through tasks with with small groups to
they and possibilities for use to complete the task identified students ensure understanding
what are of Excel that need help. of all topics covered.
they doing?

Summary Share Work completed. Answer queries. Share Work completed. Share Work completed.
15 minutes Discuss reason for Write how you feel Were you surprised by Discuss reason for
choice of chart averages may be the result?? choice of chart
misleading. What do I still need
to learn on Data
Analysis Children to
write how they feel on
Data Analysis.
Assessment Print off Completed Observation / Observation / Anecdotal Print off Completed
/Evidence Graphs for Display Anecdotal notes on notes on work completed Graphs for Display on
work completed poster and Assessment