Fairytale Data
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What is data?
Data is a collection of facts about something.
Data can be stored in a computer's memory.
Data can be in different forms such as numbers, words, pictures and movies.
Data can be stored in a computer's memory.
Data can be in different forms such as numbers, words, pictures and movies.
Lesson 1 - Fairytale Data:
Look at the data about the fairytale characters. What kinds of data are given?
What other kinds of data might you collect about these characters?
What kinds of number data could you collect about the characters.
Choose one character.
Record data about the character including:
Use the Popplet app.
In the centre of the Popplet, insert the picture of the character. Add each piece of data about the character into a new popple.
Look at the data about the fairytale characters. What kinds of data are given?
What other kinds of data might you collect about these characters?
What kinds of number data could you collect about the characters.
Choose one character.
Record data about the character including:
- Name
- Age
- Address
- What they look like
- What they do
- Other data of your choice
Use the Popplet app.
In the centre of the Popplet, insert the picture of the character. Add each piece of data about the character into a new popple.
Lesson 2 - Collecting and storing data
One way to collect and store data is using a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is a special type of program that can store and sort data and help us to look at data in different ways.
The spreadsheet we will use is called Numbers.
Click on the Numbers icon to download a spreadsheet about Fairytale Characters.
One way to collect and store data is using a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is a special type of program that can store and sort data and help us to look at data in different ways.
The spreadsheet we will use is called Numbers.
Click on the Numbers icon to download a spreadsheet about Fairytale Characters.
Lesson 3 - Selecting data about Fairytale characters
Look at the words presented with each character. Circle the words that could be used to describe the character. Cross out words that do not describe the character. Use some of the words in sentences.
Use the PDF Expert app to record your thinking about data.
Look at the words presented with each character. Circle the words that could be used to describe the character. Cross out words that do not describe the character. Use some of the words in sentences.
Use the PDF Expert app to record your thinking about data.
Lesson 4 - Collecting data using a survey
A survey is a way of collecting data by asking questions. Use the spreadsheet to help you to record the data you collect.
A survey is a way of collecting data by asking questions. Use the spreadsheet to help you to record the data you collect.
Lesson 5 - Showing what I know
First save the "Fairytale Data" image and your graphs to your camera roll.
You will create a short video in Shadow Puppet to tell about what you know about data.
First save the "Fairytale Data" image and your graphs to your camera roll.
You will create a short video in Shadow Puppet to tell about what you know about data.
- Introduce yourself and the topic.
- Tell us what data is.
- Talk about how you collected the data using a survey.
- Talk about the data you have collected in your graph.
My name is ____ and I am going to tell you about the data I collected about Fairytales.
Data is ____
I collected my data about fairy tales by ____
My graph shows that _____
Data is ____
I collected my data about fairy tales by ____
My graph shows that _____