🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To collect different types of data

Success Criteria:

✓ I can identify nominal data (categories with no order)
✓ I can identify ordinal data (categories with order)
✓ I can identify discrete data (counted whole numbers)
✓ I can identify continuous data (measured amounts)

Instructions: Answer each question honestly. Your teacher will use your answers to create graphs for our class data project!

📊 Part 1: Survey Questions

1. What is your favourite school subject? (Nominal Data - categories)

Maths

English

Science

Art

PE

Other: _______________

2. How much do you enjoy maths? (Ordinal Data - ordered categories)

Love it!

Like it

It's okay

Don't like it much

Dislike it

3. How many pets do you have at home? (Discrete Data - counted numbers)

0 pets

1 pet

2 pets

3 pets

4 or more pets

4. What is your height in centimetres? (Continuous Data - measured amounts)

My height is approximately ________ cm

Hint: Most Year 6 students are between 140-160 cm tall

5. How many hours of sleep did you get last night? (Discrete Data - counted hours)

7 hours or less

8 hours

9 hours

10 hours

11 hours or more

6. What type of transport do you mainly use to get to school? (Nominal Data - categories)

Walk

Car

Bus

Bike/Scooter

Other: _______________

🤔 Part 2: Reflection

7. Which type of data do you think will be easiest to show on a column graph? Why?

8. Circle the data types you found in this survey:

Nominal (categories with no order)

Ordinal (categories with order)

Discrete (counted whole numbers)

Continuous (measured amounts)

Differentiation Support:

🟢 Challenge: Create your own survey question for each data type
🟡 Support: Work with a partner to discuss your answers
🔴 Dyslexia-Friendly: Use the audio version or have questions read aloud