Math Games

Year 5 - Statistics & Probability

Standard 5.SP.1.2 - Analyze a story and decide what type of graph best fits the data.

Included Skills:

Data representation and interpretation
• Pose questions and collect categorical or numerical data by observation or survey
- posing questions about insect diversity in the playground, collecting data by taping a one-metre-square piece of paper to the playground and observing the type and number of insects on it over time
• Construct displays, including column graphs, dot plots and tables, appropriate for data type, with and without the use of digital technologies
- identifying the best methods of presenting data to illustrate the results of investigations and justifying the choice of representations
• Describe and interpret different data sets in context
- using and comparing data representations for different data sets to help decision making