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Data Detective Day

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Data Detective Day

🔍 Part 1: Data Collection

1. Ask 12 friends: "What is your favourite lunch box colour?" Write down their answers below:
  • Red: _______
  • Blue: _______
  • Green: _______
  • Yellow: _______
  • Orange: _______
  • Purple: _______
  • Black: _______
Write tally marks for each colour next to the colour name.

📊 Part 2: Making a Column Graph

2. Use the template below to create a column graph showing your friends' favourite lunch box colours. Follow these steps:

1. Look at the vertical numbers on the side. They show how many friends chose each colour.

2. Write the lunch box colours at the bottom of the graph.

3. Draw a vertical bar for each colour to show how many friends chose that colour. Make sure the height of the bar matches the number of friends!

Use the template below to create a column graph showing your friends' favourite lunch box colours. Draw vertical columns to represent how many friends chose each colour. Remember to label your graph!
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Purple
Black
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Instructions: Draw a vertical column for each colour based on how many friends chose that colour!

📊 Part 3: Picture Graph

3. Create a picture graph to represent your friends' favourite lunch box colours. Use the space below to draw pictures for each colour based on how many friends chose that colour.

Picture Graph Area

Instructions: Draw a picture for each colour based on how many friends chose that colour!

🕵️ Part 4: Data Detective Questions

4. Look at your column graph. Which colour had the MOST lunch boxes?

The most popular colour was: _________________

5. Which colour was chosen by the most friends? Why do you think that is? Compare your column graph and picture graph. What do you notice?

The most chosen colour was: _________________ because: ____________________________________________________

Comparison: ____________________________________________________

6. Which colour was chosen by the least friends? Why do you think that is?

The least chosen colour was: _________________ because: ____________________________________________________

7. Which graph shows the favourite colours better? Why?

I think the __________________ graph shows the favourite colours better because: ____________________________________________________

8. Why is it helpful to use different types of graphs to show data?

It is helpful to use different types of graphs because: ____________________________________________________

9. Based on your survey data, what type of lunch box should we make? Complete the sentence below.

We should make a lunch box that is _______________ because most friends like this colour.

10. Which graph do you find easier to use? Circle one.

Picture graph

Column graph

11. Why do you think that graph is easier to use?

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