Bar Chart Investigation By Chris Clements 3to11maths The number of medals Team GB have won in past...

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Bar Chart Investigation

By Chris Clements3to11maths

The number of medals Team GB have won in past

Olympics

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LO: To put data into a bar chart to make predictions about London 2012 Olympics.

Year Cycling Rowing Sailing Swimming

Athletics

1988 0 2 1 3 8

1992 1 2 1 1 6

1996 2 2 2 2 6

2000 4 3 5 0 6

2004 4 4 5 2 5

2008 14 6 6 6 4

2012 ? ? ? ? ?

This table shows the number of medals Team GB have won for cycling, rowing, sailing, swimming

and athletics in the past 6 Olympic Games.

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In this lesson you will construct bar charts To help you make predictions for the numbers of

medals Team GB will win in London 2012

Using the data in each table constructBar Charts for each Sport. Write a sentence after each to explain what the bar chart is telling you.

Do Team GB always do well at one particular sport?

Are Team GB improving in a certain sport?

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How did you get on?

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Number of Rowing medalsTeam GB have won in the

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Number of Swimming medalsTeam GB have won in the

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Number of Athletics medalsTeam GB have won in the

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Number of Cycling medals

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Number of Cycling medals

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What are your predictions?

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Year Cycling Rowing Sailing Swimming

Athletics

1988 0 2 1 3 8

1992 1 2 1 1 6

1996 2 2 2 2 6

2000 4 3 5 0 6

2004 4 4 5 2 5

2008 14 6 6 6 4

2012 ? ? ? ? ?

Don’t forget to watch the Olympics?

See if your predictions are accurate!

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Year Cycling Rowing Sailing Swimming

Athletics

1988 0 2 1 3 8

1992 1 2 1 1 6

1996 2 2 2 2 6

2000 4 3 5 0 6

2004 4 4 5 2 5

2008 14 6 6 6 4

2012 ? ? ? ? ?

Don’t forget to watch the Olympics?

See if your predictions are accurate!

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