📊 Part 1: Collecting Data About Early New Zealand

WALT: We are learning to collect and organise categorical data about New Zealand history

1. Look at this list of early Māori tools. Which category do you think has the most items?

Fishing tools: fishhook, net, spear

Cooking tools: hangi stones, gourd, wooden bowl

Building tools: adze, rope, wooden peg

Fishing tools

Cooking tools

Building tools

They are all the same

2. Survey 5 classmates: "What is your favourite New Zealand native bird?" Record their answers using tally marks:

Kiwi: ________________

Tui: ________________

Kea: ________________

Fantail: ________________

3. Count your tally marks. Which bird was chosen the most? ________________

📈 Part 2: Making Simple Graphs

4. Use your bird survey data to create a simple graph. Draw one square for each vote:

5. Look at this data about early New Zealand transport. Circle the best way to show this information:

Waka: 8 people, Horse: 3 people, Walking: 12 people, Ship: 2 people

Bar graph

Picture graph

Tally chart

All of these would work

🔍 Part 3: Data Detective - "I Notice" Statements

6. Look at this simple graph showing foods brought by early European settlers:

Potatoes: 6 votes, Wheat: 4 votes, Apples: 8 votes, Sheep: 3 votes

Write two "I notice" statements about this data:

7. Digital Task: Use Canva on your iPad to create a picture graph showing "How we travelled to school today"

Categories to use: Walking, Car, Bus, Bike, Scooter

8. Extension Challenge: If you surveyed 20 people about their favourite New Zealand food, predict what the results might look like:

Hangi: _____ people

Fish and chips: _____ people

Pavlova: _____ people

Meat pie: _____ people

Success Criteria:

I can collect data by asking questions

I can organise data using tally marks

I can create a simple graph

I can make "I notice" statements about data

NZ History Data Explorer

NZ History Data Explorer

📊 Part 1: Collecting Data About Early New Zealand

📈 Part 2: Making Simple Graphs

🔍 Part 3: Data Detective - "I Notice" Statements

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