📊 Part 1: Understanding Data | Te Mārama ki ngā Raraunga

1. What is data? Circle the best answer:

Information we collect to answer questions

Numbers only

Pictures and drawings

Stories about people

2. Which of these are good investigative questions for data collection? Check all that apply:

What is the most popular fruit in our class?

How many pets do students in Year 6 have?

What colour is the sky?

What time do students go to bed on school nights?

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct te reo Māori words:

When we collect _____________ (raraunga/data), we need to be _____________ (tika/ethical) and _____________ (pono/truthful) in our approach.

🔍 Part 2: Planning Data Collection | Te Mahere Kohikohi Raraunga

4. You want to find out about students' favourite school subjects. Write three ethical rules you should follow when collecting this data:

5. Match the data collection method with the best situation:

1. Tally chart

2. Survey questions

3. Observation

4. Measurement

A. Finding students' heights in centimetres

B. Counting cars passing the school

C. Learning about favourite hobbies

D. Recording playground behaviour

📈 Part 3: Data Representation | Te Whakaatu Raraunga

6. Look at this data about favourite sports in a Year 6 class:

Rugby: 8 students, Netball: 6 students, Football: 4 students, Basketball: 7 students

Create a bar graph using this data in the space below:

7. Which type of graph would be best for showing how temperature changes throughout the day?

Bar graph

Line graph

Pie chart

Tally chart

🧠 Part 4: Analysis and Interpretation | Te Arotake me te Whakamārama

8. Based on the sports data from question 6, write two conclusions you can make:

9. A student says: "Basketball is twice as popular as football in our class." Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning using the data:

10. Complete these sentence starters in te reo Māori and English:

I whakaae au nā te mea... (I agree because...) _________________________________

Kāore au i te whakaae nā te mea... (I disagree because...) _________________________________

🎯 Part 5: Your Data Investigation | Tō Uiuinga Raraunga

11. Design your own data collection investigation. Choose a topic that interests you:

a) Write your investigative question (pātai uiui):

b) What variable will you measure (tauwhāinga)?

c) How will you collect your data ethically?

d) What type of graph or chart will you use to display your results?

Bar graph (kōwhatu)

Line graph

Tally chart (ripanga tatau)

Table (ripanga)

12. Draw a plan for your data collection in the space below:

Data Collection and Analysis

Data Collection and Analysis | Kohikohi me te Arotake Raraunga

📊 Part 1: Understanding Data | Te Mārama ki ngā Raraunga

🔍 Part 2: Planning Data Collection | Te Mahere Kohikohi Raraunga

📈 Part 3: Data Representation | Te Whakaatu Raraunga

🧠 Part 4: Analysis and Interpretation | Te Arotake me te Whakamārama

🎯 Part 5: Your Data Investigation | Tō Uiuinga Raraunga

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