Statistics - Introducing line graphs - Starter

Masterthecurriculum.co.uk offers a series of exercises aimed at Year 5 students to enhance their fluency in mathematics. The 'Fluent in Four' revision section presents a challenge where pupils multiply single-digit numbers by multi-digit numbers, such as calculating 7 multiplied by 31. Further exercises encourage students to compare quantities and determine the largest amount in each pair, reinforcing their understanding of numerical value and place value. Additionally, they are tasked with completing bar models, a visual method for representing multiplication, such as 9 times 7.

The exercises also incorporate measurement conversions, asking students to fill in missing values, such as converting 1 kilometre to metres and finding the complement to 6 kilometres in a measurement given in metres. Money conversion problems are included as well, where students must identify the larger amount between two sums, one presented in pounds and pence and the other solely in pence. The activity section invites students to analyse a simple line graph displaying the number of votes for various activities, such as bowling, cinema, swimming, and ice-skating. They must calculate the total number of votes cast and determine the proportion of votes for a particular activity, which in this case is cinema, with 31 votes out of 93, representing one third of the total.