Tables, charts, and graphs
Construct data tables with correct headings and SI units, plot appropriate graph types (bar chart, line graph, scatter graph), draw a line of best fit, and calculate the gradient of a straight-line graph
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“Tables, charts, and graphs means practising the idea at the table with a simple hands-on check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
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- A simple fair-test kit (cups, spoons, or rulers)
- Results table on paper
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Tables, charts, and graphs means practising the idea at the table with a simple hands-on check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: A simple fair-test kit (cups, spoons, or rulers); Results table on paper. 1. Say the goal of Tables, charts, and graphs in plain words once. 2. Adult names the question, the one changed variable, and what stays the same. 3. Child runs three short trials, changing only one thing, and records results. 4. Fresh check: one fresh fair-test statement (what changed / what stayed same). Record and stop. Done: three trials in a table with one changed variable. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Check understanding
- Constructs a table with column headings that include quantity and unit (e.g. Mass / g)
- Selects the appropriate graph type for the data and plots it accurately with labelled axes and scales
- Draws a line of best fit for linear data and correctly calculates its gradient using two points
“If your child collected data on how spring length changes with the weight added, could they put it in a correct table, plot it as a line graph with axes labelled in the right units, draw a line of best fit, and calculate the gradient?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Representational
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Scientific Inquiry
- Age range
- Ages 12–13