Sorting Data into Categories
Organise and represent data with up to three categories by counting objects in each category and sorting categories by quantity
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Sorting data into categories means putting each object into one named group, counting each group, writing the counts, and ordering the groups from most to fewest or fewest to most. Keep at most three categories today. Every object should fit one category; set aside anything unclear rather than forcing it.
Spend about 15 minutes sorting a ready mixed collection into up to three given categories, counting each group, recording a simple table, and ordering the categories by quantity.
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Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
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Record three ice-cream categories, create a graph, and compare the category counts. A classroom survey is described; that survey is not built-in website functionality.
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- Sort a set of objects into 2-3 given categories and count each group
- Create a simple table or list showing category names and counts
- Order categories from most to fewest or fewest to most
“Can your child look at a collection of objects — like different coloured counters — sort them into up to three groups, count each group, and organise the results into a simple chart?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Data & Statistics
- Age range
- Ages 6–8
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