Max Maths, Year 5, Learn together, Reading and constructing graphs (4)

In the Max Maths Year 5 curriculum, students are taught to interpret and construct graphs, with a particular focus on understanding changes in data over time. One example involves analysing visitor numbers to a zoo over several months. The students are asked to compare the number of visitors in July and August. Through reading the graph, they find that July had 40,000 visitors, while August had 20,000. By subtracting these figures, they determine that there were 20,000 fewer visitors in August compared to July, showcasing their ability to calculate differences using data from a graph.

Another exercise challenges students to identify the period with the greatest increase in visitor numbers. By examining the graph for the steepest incline in the line, they note that the increase occurred between September and October. The number of visitors rose from 10,000 in September to 40,000 in October, indicating an increase of 30,000 visitors. Additionally, the students are tasked with finding a period where the visitor count remained constant. They observe that between April and May, the visitor count was steady at 20,000. Lastly, when determining the mode of the visitors, they conclude that the most common visitor numbers were 40,000 and 20,000, which both occurred in three different months each, demonstrating their understanding of how to identify modes in a set of data.