Averages
and Range
excel finding
averages and range you
type in a set of numbers, and excel works out the mean, median,
mode and range whenever you click the buttons. Please
Note: See technical issues
if you are having trouble getting excel files to work properly!
word interesting
questions about averages four
questions about averages that pupils might find more interesting
than the usual ones from the textbook
powerpoint averages
puzzle a
nice puzzle that tests pupils' ability to interpret information
and use knowledge of averages
tarsia
jigsaw averages
jigsaw a
match up activity testing pupils' knowledge of all three averages
and the range
powerpoint importance
of averages a
cricket example which illustrates the importance of choosing
the correct average
powerpoint recap
of averages and range a
recap of mean, median, mode and range, complete with some catchy
little poems!
excel average
of 5 numbers can
you work out the mean, median and mode of 5 numbers? clicking
on the star generates another set
powerpoint averages
bingo a
nice bingo game to add some spice to practicing averages
word averages
bingo cards the
cards to accompany the above bingo game
word mean
- cross number a
crossword where students must work out the mean of a group of
numbers in order to fill in the answers. solution provided
Code
Breaking
powerpoint code
breakers an
introduction into the pigeon and railfence ciphers
powerpoint code
breakers - frequency analysis an
introduction into the use of frequency analysis to crack codes
word frequency
analysis extract a
code to crack using frequency analysis
excel frequency
analysis - collection sheet an
excel file to collect the data from the above frequency analysis
Moving
Averages
excel moving
averages provides
and editable set of data, and plots both the data points and
the moving average
Probability
tarsia
jigsaw probability
jigsaw pupils
must match up outcomes with their probabilities
excel probability
bingo the
computer rolls two dice, adds the scores, and keeps a record
of the results on a grid. good for playing bingo and introducing
sample spaces
excel probability
games lots
of games to introduce important concepts of probability
excel tree
diagrams generates
an infinite number of simple tree diagrams, both with replacement
and without
flash
player coin
races probability
experiments involving tossing different numbers of coins
flash
player quincunx a
nice simple version of a quincunx
flash
player probability
tools a
nice package of tools for introducing and developing important
probability concepts
powerpoint playing
cards pictures
of all 52 playing cards, just in case you ever need them!
flash
player probability
simulator a
very good way of seeing and recording the outcomes of different
coin and dice experiments
powerpoint most
likely starter a
nice little warm up activity about which is most likely that
can lead to some nice discussions
excel probability
line students
must place a number of scenarios on the probability scale. provides
a nice introduction to probability
excel red
and green counters a
simple tool for randomly generating a mixture of counters in
a bag which students must then work out the probability
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Widgets
Raw
Data
excel world
stats lots
of statistics about lots of the world's countries
excel random
number generator a
very basic random number generator with editable parameters
autograph lottery
data data
from the last 10 years of the national lottery which can be
quickly put into statistical diagrams
Reading
Scales
flash
player throwing
a
fun game testing pupils' ability to read a number of different
scales
Statistical
Diagrams
powerpoint labeling
axis pupils
must identify the mistakes made when setting out each of these
four sets of scales
flash
player handy
bar graph a
simple program allowing you to quickly create a colourful bar
graph
flash
player statistical
diagrams you
change the values in the frequency table and observe what happens
to the pie chart, bar chart and box and whisker diagram.
powerpoint displaying
data a
quick example of different ways of displaying the same data
powerpoint interpreting
pie and bar charts questions
requiring pupils to read information from pie charts and bar
charts
powerpoint cumulative
frequency and box plots a
lesson, complete with an interactive example, for teaching cumulative
frequency and box plots
powerpoint scatter
diagrams three
interesting examples to introduce the concepts of scatter diagrams
and correlation
excel cumulative
frequency change
data values and see the effect on the cumulative frequency diagram.
allows you to work out the median as well!
powerpoint interpreting
diagrams pupils
are presented with a statement and a diagram and they must decide
if the diagram supports the statement or not
powerpoint stem
and leaf a
lesson teaching the basics of stem and leaf diagrams with a
nice colourful example
excel misleading
graphs a
very simple activity to show how some diagrams can be misleading
powerpoint interpreting
and comparing diagrams questions
requiring pupils to read and compare information from pie charts,
bar charts and line graphs
powerpoint census
at school starter a
nice starter activity where students must decide the order of
other students' answers
excel bar
charts to pie charts an
interactive excel worksheet that generates simple bar charts
and challenges students to create the pie chart
powerpoint comparing
distributions a
nice starter activity where students must match-up bar charts
of heights to group photos
powerpoint reading
bar charts and pie charts questions
requiring students to read and interpret bar charts and pie
charts. has a bit of ratio thrown in there too
