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Data Detectives Bar Graphs

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Data Detectives Bar Graphs

Detective with magnifying glass looking at a bar graph

🔍 Part 1: Reading Bar Graphs

Look at this bar graph showing favourite pets in Room 5:

(Imagine a bar graph with: Dogs-8, Cats-6, Fish-3, Birds-2, Rabbits-4)

1. Which pet is the most popular?

Dogs

Cats

Fish

Birds

2. How many students chose cats as their favourite pet?

4 students

6 students

8 students

3 students

3. Which pets have fewer than 5 students who like them? (Tick all that apply)

Dogs

Cats

Fish

Birds

Rabbits

4. Complete this sentence: "I notice that _________________ is more popular than _________________."

📊 Part 2: Planning Your Own Bar Graph

5. Choose a question you could ask your classmates to collect data:

What is your favourite colour?

How tall are you in centimetres?

What is your favourite school subject?

What is your favourite type of weather?

6. List 4 categories (answers) students might give for your chosen question:

Category 1: _________________

Category 2: _________________

Category 3: _________________

Category 4: _________________

7. What would be a good title for your bar graph?

✏️ Part 3: Drawing a Bar Graph

8. Use this data to draw a bar graph: Favourite Fruit - Apples: 7, Bananas: 4, Oranges: 5, Kiwi fruit: 3

Remember to include:

• A title at the top

• Labels on both axes

• Numbers on the vertical axis starting from 0

• Bars that are the same width

9. Write one "I notice" statement about your bar graph:

I notice that ________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

10. Which fruit would you recommend the school canteen should stock the most of? Explain why.

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