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What’s included?
This download includes two sets of three A4, portrait pdf sheets (a ‘black and white’ AND ‘colour version’) to investigate which colour is each pupil’s favourite.

What’s it for?
This investigation has been designed for a class of 30 pupils - up to 32 spaces are available on the bar chart. Learners investigate which colour is the favourite of every member of the class. This information is then transferred to a bar chart and once this is complete learners answer questions about data. Your learners should be data handling experts at the end of this data handling investigation!

Who’s it for?
This resource has been designed for pupils in years one (with support) and two as well as older students.

Resource Details
The layout of this data handling investigation is the same for both the B&W and colour set.

If completing this as a ‘whole class’ activity it is worth noting that for the purpose of this activity ALL learners should choose only one favourite colour when asked (even if they have several!) It would be helpful if learners keep this (single!) favourite colour the same throughout the investigation so that all of the data collected by all of your learners is the same.

• Page 1
  Learners would benefit from having a ‘clip board’ to clip page 1 to. They will also need a pencil/pen to record their findings. Learners are to ask up to x32 people ‘What is your favourite colour?’ Learners then record each response using the tally system.

To begin learners first record ‘how many pupils’ are present (in class) that day - in the space provided at the top of page 1. Once the data has been collected the number of tallies for each colour can be counted. The total of all colour groups can be added together to check if the same number of people identified as being present that day matches the number of tally marks actually recorded. This is an important part of this data handling investigation and an important lesson in careful, accurate data collection.

• Page 2
  Using the information recorded on page 1 learners transfer this information to the bar chart presented on page 2. Learners colour the same number of ‘coloured boxes’ for the number of tallies recorded for each favourite colour. There is space on the bar chart for up to 32 people (for each colour group).

• Page 3
  The questions on page 3 link to the information collected and recorded on pages 1 and 2. There is also an opportunity to practise both reading a tally and writing the correct number this shows as well as recording a number as a tally.

Important message…
ANY issues with any of this resource please don’t hesitate to let us know - we are happy to make changes.