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Data Collection Interactive Activity

  • Updated

    Updated:  27 Nov 2023

Check your students’ understanding of interpreting data and using it to create graphs using this fun and colourful interactive game.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides, PowerPoint

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Year

    Year:  1

Curriculum

teaching resource

Data Collection Interactive Activity

  • Updated

    Updated:  27 Nov 2023

Check your students’ understanding of interpreting data and using it to create graphs using this fun and colourful interactive game.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides, PowerPoint

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Year

    Year:  1

Check your students’ understanding of interpreting data and using it to create graphs using this fun and colourful interactive game.

Using Data to Create Graphs! 

If you’re looking for an engaging activity to help your students learn how to interpret data and create their own graphs, this This 8-slide interactive activity will be the perfect addition to your next maths lesson!

This series of tasks requires students to read the provided data and use that information to complete graphs. 

Throughout this activity, students will create simple pictographs, bar graphs and tally charts. Use it as a formative assessment to check in with how your students are going with these concepts. 

How to Use this Interactive Graph Activity

Hit that download button and make a copy of this digital graphs and data activity (it’s editable, so you can change things up for an added challenge or scale back for kids who need a little extra support).

Next, either assign the resource by sending it to your students’ devices or computers or share it on your smart board for a while group activity. Make sure you open the resource (or instruct your kids to) in Edit mode, not Presentation mode so that they can drag and drop to complete each activity. 

This graphs resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

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  • Bec Bolger
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    The Interactive mode doesn't work.

    • Lotte Ten Hacken
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      Hi Bec, Thanks for reaching out! To use this resource, you'll need to make sure you're in edit mode (not present mode) so yourself/your kids can drag and drop to complete each activity. If you still have anything questions to ask with this, please don't hesitate letting our team know via the support link. Thanks!

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