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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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11Number of Sailing medalsTeam GB have won in the
past 6 Olympic Games
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Number of Rowing medalsTeam GB have won in the
past 6 Olympic Games
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Number of Swimming medalsTeam GB have won in the
past 6 Olympic Games
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Number of Athletics medalsTeam GB have won in the
past 6 Olympic Games
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Number of Cycling medals
Team GB have won in the
past 6 Olympic Games
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Number of Cycling medals
Team GB have won in the
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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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