Author: Gareth

Pictograms
Choose a symbol and decide what it will represent.
Make a key.
Write the names of the data choices.
Label the axis.
Record the data by carefully drawing the correct number of symbols.
Give the diagram a title: A pictogram to show...

A pictogram to show children’s shoe sizes

	1	2	3	4

4 children

Bar charts
Choose a scale and write the numbers on the lines. Start with 0.
Write the names of the data choices.
Label the axes.
Record the data by carefully colouring the correct bar length.
Give the diagram a title: A bar chart to show...

A bar chart to show children’s favourite colours

		Red		Yellow		Blue		Green

20

15

Number of children

10

5

0

Colour

Shoe size

Carroll diagrams
Label each column and row.
Record the data in the correct box.

	Is a regular shape	Is not a regular shape
Has a line of symmetry
Does not have a line of symmetry

Data
Handling
Diagrams

Venn diagrams
Label each circle.
Record the data in the correct circle. If it doesn’t fit anywhere, record it on the outside.

20

An odd
number

5

In the five-times table

9

8