Data Sets

The "Y4 Data Sets" resource, created by KS2Gems in 2022, is a comprehensive pack designed for educators to teach Year 4 students about different types of data. The pack includes both discrete and continuous data sets, which serve as a basis for discussions on the differences between these data types. It also provides practical applications such as presenting information graphically and creating questions based on data sets. For instance, one of the data sets features a school survey on favourite flowers, with roses and sunflowers receiving the highest number of picks. This data set is ideal for creating bar charts or pie charts to visually represent preferences.

Another data set in the pack records weekly rainfall measurements from a weather station during April, which is a classic example of continuous data that could be represented on a line graph. Similarly, the pack contains a data set tracking the growth of a child named George and a sunflower plant over time, both of which can be graphed to show incremental changes. Additionally, the pack includes a data set detailing the sales of various items in a shop on a specific day, perfect for a bar chart, and another set that charts the shoe size of a child named Marigold over several years, which could be illustrated using a line graph to show growth trends. With these diverse data sets, students can engage in hands-on activities that enhance their understanding of data representation and interpretation.