Making sense of data

Assignments

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Body Mass Index
Illustrates how work from GNVQ Intermediate Science may be adapted for Making sense of data. Involves collecting and illustrating data using a spreadsheet. Some data included for practice. Contributed by Margaret Pickersgill from Bradford College.

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Circles
Students measure circular objects and find pi from a graph. Contributed by Alison Brittle from Hopwood Hall College.

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Computer Survey
Students design a questionnaire about computer usage, carry out a survey and analyse the results. Contributed by Gill Read from Aldersley High School.

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Map Distances
Students compare distances found from a table and map, then plot a scatter graph to find the relationship. Contributed by Alison Brittle from Hopwood Hall College.

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Melting and Freezing Points
Illustrates how work from GNVQ Intermediate Science may be adapted for Making sense of data. Some data included for practice. Contributed by Margaret Pickersgill from Bradford College.

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Mineral Water
Contains tabulated data and charts about the mineral content of various bottled waters. Students are asked to interpret and analyse this information. Contributed by Margaret Pickersgill from Bradford College.

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Pay survey
This assignment involves an investigation into how much paid work students do. Contributed by Alison Brittle from Hopwood Hall College.

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Heights and Weights
Data set of girls’ and boys’ heights and weights from which students select data, then calculate statistical measures and draw statistical diagrams. Contributed by Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College.

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