teaching resource

Creating Pictographs Worksheet

Updated: 07 Jun 2023

Use this engaging worksheet to practice creating and reading pictographs.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Year: 4

Curriculum

VC2M4ST01

Acquire data for categorical and discrete numerical variables to address a question of interest or purpose using digital tools; represent data using many-to-one pictographs, column graphs and other displays or visualisations; interpret and discuss the information that has been created <ul> <li>investigating many-to-one data displays using digital tools and graphical software, interpreting and discussing key features</li> <li>understanding that data can be represented with one symbol representing more than one piece of data, and that it is important to read all information about a representation before making judgements</li> <li>constructing graphs of data collected through observation during science experiments, recording, interpreting and discussing the results in terms of the scientific study</li> <li>acquiring samples of data using practical activities, observations or repeated chance experiments; recording data using tally charts, digital tables or spreadsheets; and graphing, discussing and comparing the results using a column graph</li> <li>using secondary data of fire burns to construct data displays that assist Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ranger groups and other groups to care for Country/Place</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Creating Pictographs Worksheet

Updated: 07 Jun 2023

Use this engaging worksheet to practice creating and reading pictographs.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Year: 4

Use this engaging worksheet to practice creating and reading pictographs.

Creating Pictographs — Have Students Turn Data into Graphs!

Use this double-sided worksheet to consolidate students’ knowledge about how raw data (in this case, recorded as tally marks) can be displayed as a pictograph (or picture graph), and then interpreted to answer a series of related questions.

This worksheet set contains a double-sided worksheet and an answer key. Each side of the sheet contains instructions for creating a pictograph from the available data, and four word-based problems for students to solve using their own graph.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding

In addition to individual student work time, use this worksheet as a:

maths rotation or guided group
lesson exit ticket
fast finisher activity
homework assignment
whole-class review (via smartboard)

Fast finishers may like to move on to create a bar graph to match the pictograph they have made during the exercise.

Students who need extra support can benefit from extra teacher scaffolding to create a tangible pictograph as a group using tape and manipulative materials on the rug.

Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource.

Because this resource includes an answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete.

To save paper, we suggest printing this 2-page worksheet double-sided.

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on cardboard and slipping it into a write-and-wipe sleeve. Students can record their answers with a whiteboard marker, then erase and reuse.

Additionally, project the worksheet onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their notebooks.

This resource was created by Cassandra Friesen, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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Curriculum

VC2M4ST01

Acquire data for categorical and discrete numerical variables to address a question of interest or purpose using digital tools; represent data using many-to-one pictographs, column graphs and other displays or visualisations; interpret and discuss the information that has been created <ul> <li>investigating many-to-one data displays using digital tools and graphical software, interpreting and discussing key features</li> <li>understanding that data can be represented with one symbol representing more than one piece of data, and that it is important to read all information about a representation before making judgements</li> <li>constructing graphs of data collected through observation during science experiments, recording, interpreting and discussing the results in terms of the scientific study</li> <li>acquiring samples of data using practical activities, observations or repeated chance experiments; recording data using tally charts, digital tables or spreadsheets; and graphing, discussing and comparing the results using a column graph</li> <li>using secondary data of fire burns to construct data displays that assist Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ranger groups and other groups to care for Country/Place</li> </ul>

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