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Being Smart with Smarties

Catherine Corcoran —

The learners in Huatau carried out statistical investigations by completing the crucial steps of sorting, grouping, counting, graphing, analysing and..... eating!

How many Smarties of each colour are in each packet?

Dada sorted the Smarties into colours — Image by: Catherine Corcoran
Dada used tally marks to count how many Smarties were in each colour group. — Image by: Catherine Corcoran
Dada transferred her tally mark data onto a graph. — Image by: Catherine Corcoran
Dada asked questions about the data and wrote statements using mathematical vocabulary. — Image by: Catherine Corcoran


Then they transferred their learning to another set of data

Image by: Catherine Corcoran


What's next?

The learners will choose their own statistical question to investigate. On Friday morning, we are having a huge data session; everyone will be both a contributor and a collector of statistical data.