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Traffic survey
Complete a survey on traffic and display the results in a graph, for example 'the traffic that passed by in five minutes'.
Discussion points
- How did you gather the data?
- Which is the most common vehicle?
- Which is the least common vehicle?
- What is the total of buses and motorbikes?
- How did you gather the data?
- How many more ___ than ___?
- How many fewer ___ than ___?
- What is the difference between vehicles A and B?
- What is the sum of vehicles A, B and C?
- What does the data tell us?
- How did you gather the data?
- How many more ___ than ___?
- How many fewer ___ than ___?
- What is the difference between vehicles A and B?
- What is the sum of vehicles A, B and C?
- What does the data tell us?
- What is the mean score?
Teaching tips:
Maths: Children could complete a simple tally chart during their initial data gathering and then transfer the data on to the graph as a whole class.
After filling in the graph, spend time interpreting the data (see discussion points).
Science: Discuss air pollution and make a ‘Walk, don't drive to school’ poster. Alternatively, use as part of road safety and design a ‘Road safety poster’.
After filling in the graph, spend time interpreting the data (see discussion points).
Science: Discuss air pollution and make a ‘Walk, don't drive to school’ poster. Alternatively, use as part of road safety and design a ‘Road safety poster’.
Maths: 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).
Show simple scaling, for example, by representing 2 scores with each line of the chart.
Older children could convert between pie and line graphs and have a go at finding the mean (average) score.
Science: Discuss how air pollution can affect the atmosphere and make a ‘Walk, don't drive to school’ poster. Alternatively, use ‘Tree World’ to help create a happy, balanced planet, free from air pollution.
Show simple scaling, for example, by representing 2 scores with each line of the chart.
Older children could convert between pie and line graphs and have a go at finding the mean (average) score.
Science: Discuss how air pollution can affect the atmosphere and make a ‘Walk, don't drive to school’ poster. Alternatively, use ‘Tree World’ to help create a happy, balanced planet, free from air pollution.
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