Using numbers for pet data

Digital literacy

Pet data

Pet attributes

Types of pet data

Accurate pet data

Comparing pet data

Pupils design and create classification cards for a pet game, choosing attributes and ratings to compare pets. They group and organise cards in different ways, explore types of data, compare values and learn that each detail is a data point that should be accurate.

Perfect pets

Which attribute would you measure using a number?

A rating is the name of the attribute being measured.

A rating is a number that shows how good or strong something is.

A rating is a group of attributes that can be described.

Which statement correctly describes a rating?

Two pets have a strength rating: Pet A = 5, Pet B = 3. What does this show?

A larger value shows more of an attribute.

A larger value means the pet is the best.

Which attribute is best shown using a number?

because numbers can show how many of something there is

because numbers are always better than words

because numbers make the pet look interesting

Which statement explains why numbers are used for some attributes?

because different types of data are used for different purposes

because numbers are easier to read than words

because pet cards must include both words and numbers

Using numbers for pet data

Lesson outcome