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Understanding Information

These activities are part of our Primary collections, which are problems grouped by topic.

If the World Were a Village

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?

Venn Diagrams

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

How will you complete these interactive Venn diagrams?

Plants

Age 5 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?

Real Statistics

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?

The Car That Passes

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

What statements can you make about the car that passes the school gates at 11am on Monday? How will you come up with statements and test your ideas?

Class 5's Names

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Class 5 were looking at the first letter of each of their names. They created different charts to show this information. Can you work out which member of the class was away on that day?

Our Sports

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

This problem explores the range of events in a sports day and which ones are the most popular and attract the most entries.

Match the Matches

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Decide which charts and graphs represent the number of goals two football teams scored in fifteen matches.

It's a Tie

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Kaia is sure that her father has worn a particular tie twice a week in at least five of the last ten weeks, but her father disagrees. Who do you think is right?

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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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