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Handling Data KS1

This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.

What Shape and Colour?

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Can you fill in the empty boxes in the grid with the right shape and colour?

Ladybird Count

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Some children were playing a game. Make a graph or picture to show how many ladybirds each child had.

Sort the Street

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Sort the houses in my street into different groups. Can you do it in any other ways?

Sticky Data

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

You'll need to work in a group on this problem. Use your sticky notes to show the answer to questions such as 'how many girls are there in your group?'.

Carroll Diagrams

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Use the interactivities to fill in these Carroll diagrams. How do you know where to place the numbers?



 
You may also be interested in this collection of activities from the STEM Learning website, that complement the NRICH activities above.
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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.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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