2.15 Making comparisons
Key words
Objective
Comparison
Multiple bar chart
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Compare two data sets
Composite bar
chart
Comparative pie
Starter
charts
Explain to students that a recent survey found that girls spent about £13 a week
and boys £11. How much do you spend and what do you spend it on?
Tell them that they will be finding out how to make a comparison such as what
girls spend their money on compared with what boys spend their money on. Ask
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students to suggest some things they buy.
2.9 Bar charts
2.12 Pie charts
Main teaching
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Show the results of the survey on slide 1 of
ActiveTeach
PowerPoint 2.15A.
resources
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How could we present these data? Take
MS PowerPoint
suggestions from the students and pick up on a bar
presentation
chart being suggested.
2.15A Making
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comparisons
Move on to slide 2 to reveal a bar chart showing the
Chapter 2 game
girls’ data.
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Then display slide 3, which shows the boys’ data.
Follow up
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How easy is it to compare the data in these two bar
Student Book
charts? What would make it easier?
section 2.15 (with
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Reveal the bar charts side by side on slide 4.
PowerPoint 2.15B),
Exercise 2H and
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Does this make it easier to make comparisons?
Worksheets 2.15A
Could it be improved more?
and 2.15B
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Move further through slide 4 to display the two
Student Book
bar charts superimposed and then move onto the
section 2.16 (with
enlarged version on slide 5.
PowerPoint 2.15C),
Exercise 2I and
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Discussion points
Worksheet 2.15C
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How do boys compare with girls in the way they
(Higher)
spend money?
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How does your spending compare with these
Extra practice
figures?
Worksheet 2.15A
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Different comparisons are best shown in different
(answers on page
ways.
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Explain to students that they will be finding out
more about comparing data using multiple and
Student Book
composite bar charts, and comparative pie
Sections 2.15–2.16
charts (Higher).
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