Checking understanding composite and bar-line charts
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can construct/interpret composite bar charts and bar-line charts.
Key learning points
- Certain data is suitable for a composite bar chart or bar-line chart.
- The shape of the graph can be estimated from the data.
- For larger data sets, technology can make constructing graphs quicker.
Keywords
Bar chart - A bar chart (bar graph) is a graph consisting of bars visually representing the frequency of objects or groups.
Common misconception
Pupils may read the frequency or % proportion value off of the y-axis for each group on a composite bar chart.
Remind pupils that another name for composite bar charts is a stacked bar chart and the frequency needs to be calculated.
Teacher tip
If you have access to coloured mulitlink cubes, pupils can construct a composite bar chart by stacking the cubes for data they collect. You can then ask them to convert it into a comparison bar chart.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Pictograms can use any icon.
Q2.Bar charts should have gaps when displaying __________ or __________ data.
Q3.Each icon is worth 6 tonnes of recycling. The pictogram shows that tonnes of plastic were recycled.
Q4.A vet records the number of each type of pet that they saw in one week in their surgery. The bar chart shows their results. What percentage of the pets seen were fish?
Q5.The pictogram shows the number of apples picked in an orchard over a three week period. Which of the following statements are correct?
Q6.Which of the following statements are correct about the data represented on this bar chart?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the charts which are examples of bar or bar-line charts.
Q2.What is the most popular genre of book?
Q3.This composite bar chart shows the ice-cream sales for two different parlours. How many vanilla flavoured (V) ice creams were sold in parlour 1?
Q4.This composite bar chart shows the ice-cream sales for two different parlours. How many strawberry flavoured (S) ice creams were sold in parlour 2?
Q5.This composite bar chart shows the ice-cream sales for two different parlours. What was the total number of chocolate flavoured (C) ice creams sold across both parlours?
Q6.This composite bar chart shows the ice-cream sales for two different parlours. What is the difference in mint flavoured (M) ice cream sales between the two parlours?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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