VC2M1ST01

acquire and record data for categorical variables in various ways including using digital tools, objects, images, drawings, lists, tally marks and symbols

• discussing methods of collecting data to answer a question such as ‘What types of rubbish are found in the playground?’, sharing ideas and trying out some of the suggested methods, reviewing the data collected and explaining how they might change the way they collect data next time
• collecting and recording information on a topic of interest using lists (for example, ‘How many people follow a particular football team’ or ‘What colour eyes each person has’), examining the data to generate some questions that it could answer, and then rearranging the data or collecting different data to answer the question
• creating a tally to record data while observing events such as the year level of students using the bike shed, deciding on the possible categories before the observations are taken, and then reviewing the data afterwards to notice whether the tally was effective
• using star charts with stickers or emojis to represent class data; for example, using emojis on a personal feeling chart to represent how they are feeling each day or using emojis to represent activities on the class calendar
• exploring ways of representing, sharing and communicating data through stories and symbols used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples