Chapter 13: Smart Charts

Look at the traffic scene in the picture and fill in the table.

This chapter is an early introduction to data handling, an important area of mathematics. By the end of primary school, children need to be able to collect and record data, to present it in the form of bar charts and tables, to recognise patterns in the data and to draw inferences. Teachers can take several interesting and even funny examples from chilldren’s own experiences. Pictures given here could also be used for different classification exercises, such as the number of petals of flowers.

Answer the following questions.

a) In the picture, which way of travel do you see the most? ____

b) Which way of travel (vehicle) do you see the least? ____

c) The number of people walking is more than the number of ____.

d) The number of buses is less than the number of ____.