Minds On
Tally chart to bar graph
People who visited a library one day were asked if they preferred to read print books or e-books, also called digital books. Here are the results of the survey:
| Do you prefer print books or e-books? | Tally Responses |
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| Print Books | |
| E-Books | |
| Both |
Analyze the data results in the bar graph.
How is the bar graph similar to the tally table?
Were you surprised by the results of this survey? Why or why not?
Throughout the Learning Activity, record your thoughts digitally, orally, or in print.
Action
Drawing conclusions
Data shared in tally tables and graphs tell us information about the data that had been gathered. Making statements about what we observe is called drawing conclusions.
Let’s explore a different set of data and draw some conclusions based on what the data tells us!
Musical instruments
A music teacher was asked to order two new types of musical instruments for the Grade 2 classes. The teacher asked 40 Grade 2 students at the school before ordering new musical instruments. Each student voted for one musical instrument.
Below is the tally table of the survey results and a pictograph that was used to display the data.
| What Type of Musical Instrument Should the Music Teacher Order? | Tally Responses |
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Drums 
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Boomwhackers 
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Bells 
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Egg Shakers
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Glockenspiel 
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Lummi Sticks 
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| What Type of Musical Instrument Should the Music Teacher Order? | |
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| Musical Instruments | Votes |
| Drums | ♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩ |
| Boomwhackers | ♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩ |
| Bells | ♩♩♩♩♩♩♩ |
| Egg Shakers | ♩♩♩ |
| Glockenspiel | ♩♩♩♩♩♩♩ |
| Lummi Sticks | ♩ |
Analyze the data in the tally chart and the pictograph.
We can use the data in the tally table and pictograph to draw conclusions and then make decisions about the data.
What are three things that you can share from examining the data? What conclusions can you draw from the data?
The music teacher can order two new instruments. What instruments do you think they should order?
Record your ideas in your notebook or another method of your choice.
Consolidation
Eco-club School Project
The Eco-club created a survey to decide on a new project for the year. They listed the projects and asked all 30 members of the Eco-club to choose the project they would like to start.
Here are the results of the survey.
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Eco-Club: What project would you like to start this year? |
Tally Reponses |
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| Creating a butterfly garden | |
| Schoolyard clean up | |
| Start a school composting system |
They created a line plot to display their data.
Analyze the data in the tally table and the line plot.
- What conclusions can you draw from the data?
- What decisions can the Eco-Club make? Why?
Record your thinking using a method of your choice.
Reflection
How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.
I feel…
Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.