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Healthy Snack Shop

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star
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You are setting up a healthy snack shop for your class.

What information do you need to know to make the healthy snack shop work well?
Talk to someone else about your ideas and make a list of questions.

Choose one of the questions to focus on. How will you find out the answer? 

How will you collect data to help answer your question?
How will you present the data?
How will you use the data to answer your question?

Now carry out your plan! 

We would love to hear about your ideas, the question you asked, and how you answered it. Please do send us pictures to show how you presented your data too.

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

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