Comparing and interpreting data

  • Sleep: the silent killer
    problem

    Sleep: The Silent Killer

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    "Too much sleep is deadly" proclaimed the newspaper headline. Is this true?
  • Meaningful Statistics
    article

    Meaningful Statistics

    This article for teachers describes an activity which encourages meaningful data collection, display and interpretation.
  • Enriching Data Handling
    article

    Enriching Data Handling

    This article for teachers looks at some suggestions taken from the NRICH website that offer a broad view of data and ask some more probing questions about it.
  • P is for posing
    article

    P Is for Posing

    In this article for Primary teachers, we suggest a four step data handling model, based on the work of Alan Graham.

  • project

    Avalanche!

    7 to 14

    Investigate how avalanches occur and how they can be controlled

  • Succulents growing in a glass vase.
    project

    Terrariums

    11 to 14

    Build a mini eco-system, and collect and interpret data on how well the plants grow under different conditions.

  • project

    Investigating Epidemics

    11 to 16

    Simple models which help us to investigate how epidemics grow and die out.

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