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Housing survey
Complete a survey on housing types and display the results in a graph, for example 'what type of dwelling do you live in' or 'dwelling types on our estate'.
Discussion points
- What do you notice?
- Which house type is the most common?
- Which house type is the least common?
- What is the same/different about the house types?
- How many more people live in a ___ than ___?
- How many fewer people live in a ___ than ___?
- What is the difference between columns A and B?
- What is the sum of columns A, B and C?
- What does the data tell us?
- How might a different area compare with this data?
- How many more people live in a ___ than ___?
- How many fewer people live in a ___ than ___?
- What is the difference between columns A and B?
- What is the sum of columns A, B and C?
- What does the data tell us?
- How might a different area compare with this data?
- What is the mean score?
Teaching tips:
After collecting the data, spend time interpreting the graph (see discussion points).
Children could collect data whilst having a walk round their locality or using google maps to view a chosen area.
PSHE: Use with ‘My family’ as part of relationships and who children might live with.
Art and design: Children could have fun designing ‘Flat-pack buildings’.
Children could collect data whilst having a walk round their locality or using google maps to view a chosen area.
PSHE: Use with ‘My family’ as part of relationships and who children might live with.
Art and design: Children could have fun designing ‘Flat-pack buildings’.
After filling in the information, spend time interpreting the graph and what is shows. Present children with a range of comparison, sum and difference problems to support work on interpreting information in a variety of graphs (see discussion points).
Older children could convert between pie and line graphs and have a go at finding the mean (average) score.
Human geography: Look at ‘settlements and architecture’ to discovery more activities linked to buildings.
Older children could convert between pie and line graphs and have a go at finding the mean (average) score.
Human geography: Look at ‘settlements and architecture’ to discovery more activities linked to buildings.
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