Monograph No. 11 (Mislabeled)
Making Math Make Sense in the Primary Classroom
February 2000
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
Editor A. Craig Loewen
56 – 61
Activities for Statistics and Probability Strand – Data Analysis
Formulate the questions and categories for data collection, and actively collect first-hand information.
Choose an appropriate recording method, such as tally marks, to collect data.
Organize data using graphic organizers such as diagrams, charts and lists.
Construct and label concrete/object graphs, pictographs and bar graphs.
Discuss data and draw and communicate appropriate conclusions.
Generate new questions from displayed data.