Starter quiz
- How can you find out how many objects there are in a group?
- make a guess
- ask someone to help you
- count them ✓
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- Sam has 7 pens, Lucas has 2 pens and Jun has 4 pens. Who has the most pens?
- Sam ✓
- Lucas
- Jun
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- Sam has 7 pens, Lucas has 2 pens and Jun has 4 pens. How many pens are there in total?
- 7
- 4
- 11
- 13 ✓
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- What do all cars have in common?
- They are all the same colour.
- They are all the same size.
- They all have wheels. ✓
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Exit quiz
- How can you collect and record data?
- by telling a story
- using tally marks ✓
- by making a good guess
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- What information can you find from looking at a tally chart?
- what is the most popular ✓
- what is the least popular ✓
- the price of sweets
- the address of your school
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- Can you match the keyword to the definition?
- tally⇔counting by adding marks for each item ✓
- data⇔numbers, words or pictures collected to learn something ✓
- What number is shown by a diagonal line?
- 3
- 5 ✓
- 7
- 9
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Data can be recorded in a tally chart.
- Tally charts can be used to count data.
- Totals can be compared in a tally chart.
Common misconception
All tally marks should look the same in a straight line.
Every fifth mark in a tally chart should be placed diagonally across a group of four. We do this to make it easier to count the total.
Keywords
Tally - counting by adding marks for each item
Data - numbers, words or pictures collected to learn something
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