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Entry 2 handling data practice test in Edexcel-style. Great for extra practice and revision. 6 pages plus answer sheet. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk 7 pages. 110K. Covers many E2 HD1 (data and statistical measures) elements.

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HD1/E2.1 Extract numerical information from lists, tables, simple diagrams and bar charts

• Extract information from simple price lists, menus, catalogues, brochures.
• Describe the layout of a room from a simple plan. Read measurements in metres from a simple floor plan of a room.
•  Read dimensions in centimetres from simple diagrams or tables in a catalogue.
• Extract information of interest from sports league tables, fixture lists, etc.

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Christmas presents and postage (first uploaded 11/12/2003) provides excellent differentiated assignments (2 each at Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1) using the Royal Mail web site or leaflets (last posting dates, parcel prices). Topics covered include reading tables, weighing, working with decimals and money, using calculators. Contributed by Di Mellor, previously at Darlington College. 7 pages. 100K

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HD1/E2.2 Extract information and make numerical comparisons from bar charts

• Discuss simple bar charts in newspapers, magazines or holiday brochures, and extract some information from titles and labels, and by identifying the largest category, for example.
• Use simple bar graphs on topics of interest to practise making numerical comparisons, e.g. popularity of different forms of exercise.
• Extract information from charts in a holiday brochure (e.g. average daily hours of sunshine, rainfall, temperature) for a chosen month.

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HD1/E2.3 Sort and classify objects using two criteria

• Discuss the concept of classification and criteria using examples, such as (simplified) public information reports (e.g. figures for health, crime, drug addiction and employment by age group and gender), or books classified by subject and author.
• Sort items.
• Sort clothes for a jumble sale by size and person, e.g. men's / women's / children's.
• Relate the concept to other areas of the curriculum, e.g. classifying shapes by properties.

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HD1/E2.4 Collect simple numerical information

• Collect data through surveys in the group, e.g. the mode of transport to work/class. Discuss: possible ways to record data, e.g. a simple tally against categories, how to determine categories, the need for the category 'other'.

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HD1/E2.5 Represent information so that it makes sense to others

• Provide simple sets of data and discuss suitable ways of representing them, e.g.- in lists, tables, diagrams.
• Sketch a simple room plan showing the location of the main features.
• Use the 'Insert Table' button in Word to create simple tables in which to represent information. Enter labels and data into two columns on a spreadsheet, e.g. days of the week and hours spent on group activity.
• Represent the results of a survey to show the preferred day of the week for classes in the form of a table, or as a simple bar chart.
• Produce a simple timetable for learners to plan and manage their own learning activities.

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Practice E3 numeracy multiple choice test based on the online version available on the Move-On site.  Ideal for revision or assessment purposes. 30 questions. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk 12 pages. 250K

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Practice E3 Numeracy assignment - mobiles is a City & Guilds Style practice paper - 18 questions, many with a mobile phone theme. Covers money, measures, bar charts, estimating and rounding, tallies, fractions, multiplication, division and more. Great for homework, revision or assessment. Contributed by Dave Clapham, Park Lane College, Leeds.  8 pages. 100K.

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Revision & vocabulary notes for the new Entry 3 Numeracy test was written for ESOL students with good basic numeracy skills who were taking the new E3 Multiple choice test without attending numeracy classes. However these notes are brilliant for any Entry 3 numeracy student. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk  4 pages. 80K

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HD1/E3.1 Extract numerical information from lists, tables, diagrams and tally charts

• Extract information from tables in price lists, catalogues, brochures and websites (e.g. travel and holiday sites).
• Follow directions on a simple local map.
• Interpret simple diagrams, e.g. room plans, dimensions.

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updated Christmas presents and postage (first uploaded 11/12/2003) provides excellent differentiated assignments (2 each at Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1) using the Royal Mail web site or leaflets (last posting dates, parcel prices). Topics covered include reading tables, weighing, working with decimals and money, using calculators. Contributed by Di Mellor, previously at Darlington College. 7 pages. 100K

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updated (first uploaded 24/05/03) Government Spending warm-up will provoke much discussion and improve confidence with dealing with statistics. Covers ordering and working with large numbers (up to billions) and extracting information from pie charts. Updated to reflect the latest 2007 Budget stats. Contributed by Sarah Richards Sarah.Richards@abingdon-witney.ac.uk Abingdon and Witney College. 1 page. 45K.

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Traditional Christmas Pudding maths investigation that involves a trip to the supermarket, scaling a recipe, rounding, estimating and much more! Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk  Duchy College, Cornwall. 1 pages. 15K.

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HD1/E3.2 Extract numerical information and make numerical comparisons from bar charts and pictograms UPDATED curriculum element (2009)

• Discuss and interpret information from straightforward charts in newspapers, magazines, etc. Identify the key elements. What information is given and what is missing, e.g. title, year, number in survey?
• Extract numerical information from given charts.
• Identify the scale on the axis of a bar chart. Identify the categories, using the key if necessary. Make visual comparisons by comparing heights of bars then move on to comparing frequencies and the difference between them (discuss the need for a scale).
• Identify the scale on a pictogram. What does each picture, symbol or icon represent, e.g. 1 ‘car' icon represents 100 cars, half a ‘car' icon represents 50 cars? Identify the categories, e.g. different models of car produced at a car factory. How do learners compare the frequency of two categories (different models of car)? How do they know the frequency of a category: how many of that model were produced? How do they find the difference between two categories?
• Use bar charts and pictograms with appropriate scales on topics of interest to practise making numerical comparisons.

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Skittles pictogram creator is a very clever Excel sheet to accompany our ever popular Smarties data handling resource and it a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills (many tutors are now using Skittles as an alternative to Smarties because there is more variation in the numbers/colours of sweets per packet). Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 sheet. 80K. Please note John's Smartie pictogram creator is still available below

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Car park survey pictogram creator is another clever Excel sheet for recording the different numbers of coloured cars in a car park. Two versions are available - v1 has 1 picture representing 1 car, version 2 has one picture representing 5 cars. Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com2 sheets, each 100K

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Smarties pictogram creator is a very clever Excel sheet to accompany the ever-popular Smarties data handling resource and it a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills. Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 sheet 80K

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HD1/E3.3 Make observations and record numerical information using a tally

• Look at forms that collect data. Identify and discuss the categories, e.g. ethnic origin: what are the choices? Agree sensible categories for different data collections, e.g. the number of people in a household (1, 2, 3, 4, more than 4), month of birthday, traffic survey (vehicles by category, such as car, bus, heavy lorries?).
• Collect data in a tally chart, e.g. collect data on products advertised on TV, or in printed materials.
• Collect data relevant to work, training or leisure interests.
• Translate the tally chart into a frequency table.

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Shapes tally gives colourful practice in sorting shapes and recording information in a tally chart. Contributed by Michael Garen. 40K

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HD1/E3.4 Organise and represent information in different ways so that it makes sense to others

• Display the data gathered above in a suitable table, bar chart or pictogram, e.g. represent collected data in advertising in a bar chart.
• Provide simple sets of data for learners to represent in different ways.
• Explore different graphic representations using a spreadsheet program, including adding keys, titles and tables.

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Skittles pictogram creator is a very clever Excel sheet to accompany our ever popular Smarties data handling resource and it a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills (many tutors are now using Skittles as an alternative to Smarties because there is more variation in the numbers/colours of sweets per packet). Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 sheet. 80K. Please note John's Smartie pictogram creator is still available below

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Car park survey pictogram creator is another clever Excel sheet for recording the different numbers of coloured cars in a car park. Two versions are available - v1 has 1 picture representing 1 car, version 2 has one picture representing 5 cars. Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com2 sheets, each 100K

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Smarties pictogram creator is a very clever Excel sheet to accompany the ever-popular Smarties data handling resource and it a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills. Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 sheet 80K

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Traditional Christmas Pudding maths investigation that involves a trip to the supermarket, scaling a recipe, rounding, estimating and much more! Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk  Duchy College, Cornwall. 1 pages. 15K.

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You're in the Money is a adaptation of John Thompson's popular You're in the money (1997) which makes good use of Argos and Littlewoods catalogues. This adaptation  has differentiated task sheets (E2-3, and L1-2) and is ideal for underpinning many aspects of Functional Mathematics including money, odd-even numbers, problem solving, rounding, averages, range and more; in addition to developing problem solving skills. Contributed by Ruth Read ruth.read@slowdog.vispa.com WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) East Midlands. 6 pages. 40K.

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09-10 Football Season is a wonderful way to engage mixed ability groups of footie fans! Contributed by Matt Barnes mydoggenius@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Matt. Covers formulating an argument, discussion, recognising points of view - facts & opinions, writing sentences & paragraph, averages, ratios, and  addition & subtraction. 5 pages. 35K. Also filed under contextualised resources - sport

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Fairtrade business project covers many reading, writing, ICT, numeracy, speaking and listening skills inc. data handling, report writing, creating charts and questionnaires, giving a presentation, etc. Ideal for embedding all three functional skills (or literacy, numeracy and ICT) especially for business students (who must investigate the possibility of a college stocking fairly traded products in its canteen). Contributed by Helen Connell, Joseph Priestley College, Leeds. 4 pages. 60K. also filed under General L1 literacy, General L2 literacy, L1-2 ICT  and Contextualised resources - business

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Xmas maths quiz provides practice with Level 1 and 2 multiple choice questions in a topical setting - great for playing in teams during the last class of term! Covers number, measure and data. Contributed by Kirstie Benefer, Stoke-on-Trent College. kbene1sc@stokecoll.ac.uk 14 questions, 42 slides.  380K (zipped PPT file). Also filed under Xmas resources

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Revision & vocabulary notes for L1 Numeracy test was written for ESOL students with good basic numeracy skills who were taking the test without attending numeracy classes. However these notes are brilliant for any Level 1 numeracy student. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk 7 pages. 100K. Covers almost all L1 elements.

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Costing-up a nursery is ideal for L2 childcare students studying L1 AoN (Key Skills). Clear step by step directions on what to do - research, calculate, find averages, create a scale diagram, etc. Contributed by Bev Haley, Rathbone, Dewsbury. 1 page. Also filed under Childcare on the contextualised resources page.

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Level 1 Numeracy facts and figures match Tarsia puzzle is 16 piece triangular jigsaw where you must match the facts and figures to the correct definitions / answers. Makes a great revision activity - covers all area of the curriculum. Andrea suggests that as the print is quite small on the standard sized puzzle, tutors might find it helpful to print out the larger version of the puzzle (select Output - large, i.e. three pieces per A4 sheet). Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. Thank you Andrea.10K. Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

HD1/L1.1 Extract and interpret information (e.g. in tables, diagrams, charts and simple line graphs)

(a) understand that the title, labels, key, etc. provide information

(b) know how to read the scale on an axis

(c) know how to use a simple scale such as 1 cm to 1 m

(d) know how to obtain information from a pictogram, pie chart, bar chart, and single-line graph, including use of decimal numbers

• Extract information from tables in price lists, catalogues, brochures, web sites.
• Extract and interpret information from straight-line graphs such as conversion graphs, sales figures, temperature charts, etc.
• Interpret diagrams or drawings in a practical context, e.g. floor plans, simple assembly instructions.
• Interpret information found in the newspapers following a budget. The changes are often displayed in bar charts, pie charts, line graphs or in tabular form. Use a local map.

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Skittles pictogram creator is a very clever Excel sheet to accompany our ever popular Smarties data handling resource and it a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills (many tutors are now using Skittles as an alternative to Smarties because there is more variation in the numbers/colours of sweets per packet). Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 sheet. 80K. Please note John's Smartie pictogram creator is still available below

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Car park survey pictogram creator is another clever Excel sheet for recording the different numbers of coloured cars in a car park. Two versions are available - v1 has 1 picture representing 1 car, version 2 has one picture representing 5 cars. Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com2 sheets, each 100K

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Fairtrade numeracy is a thought-provoking set of questions covering fractions, decimals and percentages; plus bar charts and dual line graphs (and some general questions about  becoming a Fairtrade College). Contributed by Jackie Barton. 5 pages. 70K

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Smarties pictogram creator is a very clever Excel sheet to accompany the ever-popular Smarties data handling resource and it a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills. Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 sheet 80K

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

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updated Christmas presents and postage (first uploaded 11/12/2003) provides excellent differentiated assignments (2 each at Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1) using the Royal Mail web site or leaflets (last posting dates, parcel prices). Topics covered include reading tables, weighing, working with decimals and money, using calculators. Contributed by Di Mellor, previously at Darlington College. 7 pages. 100K

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updated (first uploaded 24/05/03) Government Spending warm-up will provoke much discussion and improve confidence with dealing with statistics. Covers ordering and working with large numbers (up to billions) and extracting information from pie charts. Updated to reflect the latest 2007 Budget stats. Contributed by Sarah Richards Sarah.Richards@abingdon-witney.ac.uk Abingdon and Witney College. 1 page. 45K.

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What's the weather like? and Party Time! are two 'real-life' task sheets that involve budgeting, Excel charts and tables, rounding and checking, and finding mean and range. Ideal for class or homework (originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 90K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

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Using Health Statistics card game. A great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 8 pages. 40K.

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Costing toolkits two task sheets - one for beauty therapists, one for motor vehicles etc. Find information, work out total cost, mean and range, display your results in a chart. (Originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 100K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

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Traditional Christmas Pudding maths investigation that involves a trip to the supermarket, scaling a recipe, rounding, estimating and much more! Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk  Duchy College, Cornwall. 1 pages. 15K.

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HD1/L1.2 Collect, organise and represent discrete data (e.g. in tables, charts, diagrams and line graphs)

(a) know how to choose a sensible scale to fit the data

(b) label charts, graphs, diagrams

• Identify suitable methods for collecting and recording different data, e.g. counting (stock checks), tallying (traffic flow, oral survey), questionnaire and analysis (written survey).
• Represent given sets of data in suitable ways.
• Explore different graphic representations using a spreadsheet program.
• Discuss appropriate presentations for different sorts of data.
• Practise drawing simple plans (not to scale), e.g. room plans, piece of equipment.
• Collect data relevant to work, training or leisure interests, and represent it in a suitable format.
• Represent the collected data relevant to work, training or leisure interests.

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Questionnaire project is a clear task sheet first used with a L1 AoN students. Make up a questionnaire and then collect and organise your data in a variety of formats.  Contributed by by Louisa Baddiley, Acorn Entry to Employment louisa.baddiley@nottscc.gov.uk Nottinghamshire County Council. 1 page. 20K

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

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What's the weather like? and Party Time! are two 'real-life' task sheets that involve budgeting, Excel charts and tables, rounding and checking, and finding mean and range. Ideal for class or homework (originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 90K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

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Using Health Statistics card game. A great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 8 pages. 40K.

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Costing toolkits two task sheets - one for beauty therapists, one for motor vehicles etc. Find information, work out total cost, mean and range, display your results in a chart. (Originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 100K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

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Traditional Christmas Pudding maths investigation that involves a trip to the supermarket, scaling a recipe, rounding, estimating and much more! Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk  Duchy College, Cornwall. 1 pages. 15K.

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HD1/L1.3 Find the arithmetical average (mean) for a set of data

(a) know that the mean is one sort of average (the most common)

(b) know that the mean is worked out by adding up the items and dividing by the number of items

(c) understand that the mean can give a 'distorted average' if one or two averages are much higher or lower than other values, e.g. the mean salary or wage in a company can be distorted by one or two very high salaries

• Find the mean of given sets of data, such as wages, temperatures, house prices, rainfall, daily attendance during a week at a visitor attraction or club, or daily/weekly/monthly sales totals.
• Find the average (mean) age of people in a group.
• Find the goals-per-game average (mean) for a football player.
• Compare the mean of sets of figures with and without extreme values.
• Use the average function or formula in Excel to calculate the mean and to investigate the effect of extreme values.

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Buying herbs at the garden centre is based on packets of seeds and covers addition and subtraction of decimals (money), range and mean, and scale drawings. Great for horticulture students or anyone with an interest in gardening. Contributed by Susan Brocklehurst S2BROCKL@ccn.ac.uk City College, Norwich. 3 pages. 85K. Also filed under contextualised resources - horticulture. Also ideal for underpinning E3-L1 Functional Maths

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Impossible averages uses illustrations and thought-provoking statements to instigate discussion and a realisation of what the 'mean' really tells us. Contributed by Debbie Ellis,  ellisd@chesterfield.ac.uk 3 pages. 110K

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Misleading averages is bound to provoke much discussion how the media, and even Government reports, can mislead us! Contributed by Debbie Ellis,  ellisd@chesterfield.ac.uk 3 pages. 90K

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Mean, mode, median, range worksheet. A straightforward very useful 1 page worksheet (plus answer sheet), ideal for revision or homework. 20 questions - 5 on each topic. Contributed by Jan Long, janlong@tiscali.co.uk 2 pages. 50K

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Averages poster provides a quick, memorable and very visual method of remembering how to find mean, mode, median and range. Contributed by Lynsey Carragher, poocheeky@yahoo.co.uk 1 page, 160K

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

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Football statistics. Find out which premiership team has the best (and worst!) value season ticket, look at the probabilities of different half time scores and much more! Keith Ball, Newcastle (Staffs).  1 page plus answer sheet. 130K

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What's the weather like? and Party Time! are two 'real-life' task sheets that involve budgeting, Excel charts and tables, rounding and checking, and finding mean and range. Ideal for class or homework (originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 90K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

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Using Health Statistics card game. A great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 8 pages. 40K.

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Costing toolkits two task sheets - one for beauty therapists, one for motor vehicles etc. Find information, work out total cost, mean and range, display your results in a chart. (Originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 100K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

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HD1/L1.4 Find the range for a set of data

(a) understand that the range measures the spread in a set of data

(b) understand that the range is the difference between the smallest and largest values in  the set of data

• Consider everyday examples of the use of the word range and what it means, e.g. price range, age range, etc.
• Find the range of given sets of data, such as wages, temperatures, house prices, rainfall, daily attendance in a week at a visitor attraction or club, or daily/weekly/monthly sales totals.
• Calculate the range in a patient's temperature in a 24-hour period.
• Use Excel to sort data to find the highest and lowest values in a set, and to investigate the effect on the range of adding or removing data.
• Use Excel to represent a set of data (e.g. patient temperature) on a graph in order to show range.

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Buying herbs at the garden centre is based on packets of seeds and covers addition and subtraction of decimals (money), range and mean, and scale drawings. Great for horticulture students or anyone with an interest in gardening. Contributed by Susan Brocklehurst S2BROCKL@ccn.ac.uk City College, Norwich. 3 pages. 85K. Also filed under contextualised resources - horticulture. Also ideal for underpinning E3-L1 Functional Maths

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Fuel prices is a very topical resource originally written for a group of older returning learners to help them see how maths skills can help in everyday life. Covers decimal place value and ordering; subtracting and multiplying decimals (inc. x10); and finding the range. Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk  3 pages. 40K Also filed under Motor Vehicles on the contextualised resources page.

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Mean, mode, median, range worksheet. A straightforward very useful 1 page worksheet (plus answer sheet), ideal for revision or homework. 20 questions - 5 on each topic. Contributed by Jan Long, janlong@tiscali.co.uk 2 pages. 50K

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Averages poster provides a quick, memorable and very visual method of remembering how to find mean, mode, median and range. Contributed by Lynsey Carragher, poocheeky@yahoo.co.uk 1 page, 160K

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

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What's the weather like? and Party Time! are two 'real-life' task sheets that involve budgeting, Excel charts and tables, rounding and checking, and finding mean and range. Ideal for class or homework (originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 90K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

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Using Health Statistics card game. A great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 8 pages. 40K.

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Costing toolkits two task sheets - one for beauty therapists, one for motor vehicles etc. Find information, work out total cost, mean and range, display your results in a chart. (Originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 100K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

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HD2/L1.1 Use the vocabulary of probability to discuss the likelihood of events this element amended in the 2009 curriculum update

(a) understand that some events are impossible

(b) understand that some events are certain to happen

(c) know that some events are more likely to happen than others

(d) understand the concept of possible outcomes, e.g. that there are two possible outcomes for the gender of a baby

(e) understand some events can happen in more than one way, e.g. there are 3 possible ways of getting an odd number with the throw of a die

(f) understand that probability is an expression of likelihood, and use terms such as a one in two chance

(g) Identify different outcomes for a single trial New sub-element

• Discuss events in terms of likelihood: what is certain to happen; what cannot happen; what might happen (but is it likely or unlikely)?
• Discuss probability in relation to the insurance of cars, property or travel, e.g. why is the premium for health insurance for a skiing holiday more than that for a camping holiday?
• Consider questions such as ‘are you more likely to get a head if you toss a coin or throw a six with a roll of a die? Why is this the case?' Investigate the concept of possible outcomes.
• Discuss the likelihood of particular events e.g. getting a head on the toss of a coin, getting a six on the throw of a die, picking an ace from a pack of cards, having a birthday in July by: (a) discussing and recording possible outcomes; (b) identifying the number of ways the event can happen; (c) describing the likelihood of the event as a one in two chance, a one in six chance, etc.

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Halloween probability provides wonderful differentiated topical practice in expressing the likelihood of single events! Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 3 pages. 120K

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Football statistics. Find out which premiership team has the best (and worst!) value season ticket, look at the probabilities of different half time scores and much more! Keith Ball, Newcastle (Staffs).  1 page plus answer sheet. 130K

HD2/L1.2 Express the likelihood of an event using fractions, decimals and percentages with the probability scale of 0 to 1

(a) understand that the likelihood of an event is measured on a scale from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain)

(b) understand that likelihood (or probability) is expressed as the number of ways the event can happen divided by the total number of possible outcomes

(c) understand that likelihood or probability can be written as a fraction, decimal or percentage, e.g. the likelihood that a coin will land heads-up is 50%, .5 or 1/2 - the expression there is a fifty-fifty chance is an expression of likelihood using percentages

• Match events to probabilities using 0 (can't happen), 1 (certain to happen), 0.5 (equally likely outcome - fifty-fifty chance), e.g. 'that I will live forever', 'that I will die one day', 'that a baby will be a boy'.
• Discuss ways of comparing the likelihood of events using examples in the previous section, e.g. how to compare a 1 in 2 chance with a 1 in 6; a 1 in 12 chance with a 4 in 52, or the probability of choosing a particular colour/type of sweet from a mixed pack (given the total number of sweets and number of each colour/type).
• Express the probabilities in the examples above (and other simple examples) as fractions, decimals and percentages.
• Use real or simulated data to calculate probabilities, e.g. if a photocopy machine is out of action on average 1 day in 10, what is the probability it will not work today? Using rainfall statistics, what is the chance of getting wet going out in a given month?

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Probability with a pack of playing cards was written for an ESOL numeracy student unfamiliar with playing cards but is great for any Ll 1 student. Express the likelihood of single events (and also practice simplifying fractions!). Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 2 pages. 120K

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Halloween probability provides wonderful differentiated topical practice in expressing the likelihood of single events! Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 3 pages. 120K

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Football statistics. Find out which premiership team has the best (and worst!) value season ticket, look at the probabilities of different half time scores and much more! Keith Ball, Newcastle (Staffs).  1 page plus answer sheet. 130K

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You're in the Money is a adaptation of John Thompson's popular You're in the money (1997) which makes good use of Argos and Littlewoods catalogues. This adaptation  has differentiated task sheets (E2-3, and L1-2) and is ideal for underpinning many aspects of Functional Mathematics including money, odd-even numbers, problem solving, rounding, averages, range, median and more; in addition to developing problem solving skills. Contributed by Ruth Read ruth.read@slowdog.vispa.com WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) East Midlands. 6 pages. 40K.

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09-10 Football Season is a wonderful way to engage mixed ability groups of footie fans! Contributed by Matt Barnes mydoggenius@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Matt. Covers formulating an argument, discussion, recognising points of view - facts & opinions, writing sentences & paragraph, averages, ratios, and  addition & subtraction. 5 pages. 35K. Also filed under contextualised resources - sport

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Fairtrade business project covers many reading, writing, ICT, numeracy, speaking and listening skills inc. data handling, report writing, creating charts and questionnaires, giving a presentation, etc. Ideal for embedding all three functional skills (or literacy, numeracy and ICT) especially for business students (who must investigate the possibility of a college stocking fairly traded products in its canteen). Contributed by Helen Connell, Joseph Priestley College, Leeds. 4 pages. 60K. also filed under General L1 literacy, General L2 literacy, L1-2 ICT  and Contextualised resources - business

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Autumn term Level 2 Functional Maths formative assessment paper is an excellent assessment (based on a college cafe) that covers all aspects of Level 2 functional maths (inc data) and will be immensely useful for providers that are switching from adult numeracy to FM. From the staff at South Thames College, School of Skills for Life. 150K. 13 pages (inc answers).

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Xmas maths quiz provides practice with Level 1 and 2 multiple choice questions in a topical setting - great for playing in teams during the last class of term! Covers number, measure and data. Contributed by Kirstie Benefer, Stoke-on-Trent College. kbene1sc@stokecoll.ac.uk 14 questions, 42 slides.  380K (zipped PPT file). Also filed under Xmas resources

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Revision & vocabulary notes for L2 Numeracy test was written for ESOL students with good basic numeracy skills who were taking the test without attending numeracy classes. However these notes are brilliant for any Level 2 numeracy student. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk 3 pages. 140K. Covers almost all L2 elements.

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

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Celebrity BMI investigation shows students how to calculate a body mass index and asks them to investigate the BMI of their choice of celebrities and present the results graphically. Covers formulae, decimals, calculators, converting measures, representing data, averages and range. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 3 pages. 160K

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Reflections - Level 2 Smarties investigation is a wonderful report on a Level 2 data handling investigation. Contributed by Gabrielle Adnitt, Milton Keynes Adult Education gadnitt@yahoo.co.uk  1 page. 20K. Filed under General Teaching Resources and Level 2 Data Handling
The following Smarties resources are available: Smarties investigation E1-L1, Smarties investigation L1-L2, Grids for Smarties bar charts & pictograms, M&Ms Fractions

HD1/L2.1 Extract and interpret discrete and continuous data from tables, diagrams, charts and line graphs

(a) understand how to use scales in diagrams, charts and graphs

(b) know how to interpret information from bar charts, pie charts, and line graphs with more than one line

• Discuss the difference between continuous and discrete data. A useful example is that a person's shoe size is discrete, but the length of their foot is continuous.
• Look at graphical representations of discrete and continuous data; use line graphs for continuous data, e.g. conversion graphs.
• Extract information from tables in price lists, catalogues, brochures and websites, e.g. extract information from a holiday brochure such as dates, flight times, costs, supplements, reductions, insurance, etc.
• Discuss the information produced by local councils to explain how their money is spent.
• Examine Social Trends (The Stationery Office) or other government publications.
• Discuss the key elements of line graphs. Look at the use of different scales and their effect on the graph. Look at trends from the slope of the graph. Use terms such as increase and decrease, greater and smaller rate of increase/decrease.

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Fairtrade numeracy is a thought-provoking set of questions covering fractions, decimals and percentages; plus bar charts and dual line graphs (and some general questions about  becoming a Fairtrade College). Contributed by Jackie Barton. 5 pages. 70K

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updated (first uploaded 24/05/03) Government Spending warm-up will provoke much discussion and improve confidence with dealing with statistics. Covers ordering and working with large numbers (up to billions) and extracting information from pie charts. Updated to reflect the latest 2007 Budget stats. Contributed by Sarah Richards Sarah.Richards@abingdon-witney.ac.uk Abingdon and Witney College. 1 page. 45K.

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What do we recycle? Makes a great group starter activity. Focuses on a topical pie chart but also covers large numbers, rounding and percentages. Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 2 pages. 30K

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Using Health Statistics card game. A great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 8 pages. 40K.

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HD1/L2.2 Collect, organise and represent discrete and continuous data in tables, diagrams, charts and line graphs

(a) understand that continuous data is collected through measurement

(b) understand that continuous data can only be collected to a certain degree of accuracy

(c) know how to choose a suitable scale to fit the data

(d) label charts, graphs, diagrams

• Take temperature readings over a period of time and represent them in a line graph.
• Measure the growth of a plant over a period of time and represent it in a line graph.
• Collect and record data from exchange rates or a particular share issue over a period of time. Display the data in a table or graph.
• Use given sets of data and represent them in a suitable form.
• Discuss sensible ways of grouping continuous data.
• Explore different graphic representations using a spreadsheet program, including the use of labels, titles and keys.

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Breakfast cereal percentages is a challenging series of tasks based on food nutrition labels. Also covers ordering/comparing decimals, pie charts, extracting information from tables, etc. Contributed by John Kerrane kerranerie@btinternet.com 3 pages 30K Also filed under contextualised resources - catering. 

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Questionnaire project is a clear task sheet first used with a L1 AoN students. Make up a questionnaire and then collect and organise your data in a variety of formats.  Contributed by by Louisa Baddiley, Acorn Entry to Employment louisa.baddiley@nottscc.gov.uk Nottinghamshire County Council. 1 page. 20K

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

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Global all-time top singles hits is a an interesting way to improve pie chart skills - whether the chart is calculated and drawn 'by hand' or in a spreadsheet. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 2 pages (with answer sheet and extension ideas). 35K

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Celebrity BMI investigation shows students how to calculate a body mass index and asks them to investigate the BMI of their choice of celebrities and present the results graphically. Covers formulae, decimals, calculators, converting measures, representing data, averages and range. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 3 pages. 160K

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Using Health Statistics card game. A great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 8 pages. 40K.

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HD1/L2.3 Find the mean, mode and median, and use them as appropriate to compare two sets of data

(a) understand what is meant by mean, median and mode

(b) understand that each average is useful for a different purpose

• Discuss the use of mean, median and mode. Why is the median sometimes a 'better' average than the mean (e.g. average earnings may be distorted by very high salaries; compare the mean and median heights of the group members.) When might mode be used? E.g. the truancy rate against ‘age' or ‘year group'.
• Compare sets of data collected in the above activities. Compare them with the data collected by another person who has undertaken a similar survey. Compare them with published results.
• Compare the performance of a currency or shares with data from a previous time period.
• Enter a formula in a spreadsheet to calculate the mean of a set of data.
• Explore the AVERAGE, MEDIAN and MODE functions (under 'Insert: Function, Statistical' in Excel).

Stash the Cash is a wonderful dice game that will also improve  money skills (addition, subtraction ) and awareness of negative numbers. Plus extension L2 statistics questions. Ideal for work skills students. Fully mapped to L1 Functional Maths criteria. Contributed by Andy Morrell, andy.morrell@brynmelyncare.com  5 pages. 60K

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Stoke Happy Valley football league is a fun paired dice game that really gets across the meaning and purpose of finding the mode, median and range of a set of data. Great for footie fans - who can choose their own name for the home team. Contributed by David Thacker, Unity the Union & Stoke on Trent College, david.thacker@unitytheunion.org.uk 1 page. 30K. Contextualised resources - sport and L2 Functional Maths (please download our new L1-2 F. Maths help sheet).

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How to find the mean, mode and median is a really handy one page reference sheet with clear examples and explanations. Contributed by Sheila Greenman, Abingdon & Witney College sheila.greenman@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 1 page. 45K

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Deal or No Deal is a clever way to teach mean and median, based on the popular TV game show. You can choose to play with between 1 and 22 boxes. Pick one student as the main player - the other students can be asked to calculate the mean and/or median after each round of box opening (which can then be checked by clicking onscreen boxes) and use this to decide on a suitable banker's offer. To install unzip the four files to a new folder and run index.html - there is a readme.doc file where you can find further information and teaching notes. (Note: I had to change my security settings in Internet Explorer v7 from medium-high to medium). Contributed by Richard Buck, Abingdon and Witney College. Richard.Buck@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 20K (Zip file)

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Impossible averages uses illustrations and thought-provoking statements to instigate discussion and a realisation of what the 'mean' really tells us. Contributed by Debbie Ellis,  ellisd@chesterfield.ac.uk 3 pages. 110K

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Misleading averages is bound to provoke much discussion how the media, and even Government reports, can mislead us! Contributed by Debbie Ellis,  ellisd@chesterfield.ac.uk 3 pages. 90K

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Mean, mode, median, range worksheet. A straightforward very useful 1 page worksheet (plus answer sheet), ideal for revision or homework. 20 questions - 5 on each topic. Contributed by Jan Long, janlong@tiscali.co.uk 2 pages. 50K

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Averages poster provides a quick, memorable and very visual method of remembering how to find mean, mode, median and range. Contributed by Lynsey Carragher, poocheeky@yahoo.co.uk 1 page, 160K

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

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Celebrity BMI investigation shows students how to calculate a body mass index and asks them to investigate the BMI of their choice of celebrities and present the results graphically. Covers formulae, decimals, calculators, converting measures, representing data, averages and range. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 3 pages. 160K

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Running a Business is a wonderful Level 2 themed assignment covering area, volume, formulae, averages, range, percentages, scale drawings and ratios. Contributed by Ian Saunders, Darlington Borough Council Training Unit Ian.Saunders@darlington.gov.uk 6 pages. 130K

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Using Health Statistics card game. A great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 8 pages. 40K.

HD1/L2.4 Find the range and use it to describe the spread within sets of data

(a) understand that the range is the difference between the highest and the lowest values in a set of data

• Consider the use of range in everyday language, e.g. price range, age range.
• Compare the range in given sets of data, e.g. the range in the monthly rainfall at two different places (if possible, places with a similar annual total but different range, e.g. Niagara Falls and Mexico City).
• Collect data of interest to the group and compare the range, e.g. local house prices with those in another area, local council tax bands with those of another council, the points gained by teams in a football league.
• Use Excel to sort data to find the highest and lowest values, to investigate the range of adding or removing data and to compare the range of different sets of data.

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Stoke Happy Valley football league is a fun paired dice game that really gets across the meaning and purpose of finding the mode, median and range of a set of data. Great for footie fans - who can choose their own name for the home team. Contributed by David Thacker, Unity the Union & Stoke on Trent College, david.thacker@unitytheunion.org.uk 1 page. 30K. Contextualised resources - sport and L2 Functional Maths (please download our new L1-2 F. Maths help sheet).

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Mean, mode, median, range worksheet. A straightforward very useful 1 page worksheet (plus answer sheet), ideal for revision or homework. 20 questions - 5 on each topic. Contributed by Jan Long, janlong@tiscali.co.uk 2 pages. 50K

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Averages poster provides a quick, memorable and very visual method of remembering how to find mean, mode, median and range. Contributed by Lynsey Carragher, poocheeky@yahoo.co.uk 1 page, 160K

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Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K

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Celebrity BMI investigation shows students how to calculate a body mass index and asks them to investigate the BMI of their choice of celebrities and present the results graphically. Covers formulae, decimals, calculators, converting measures, representing data, averages and range. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 3 pages. 160K

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Running a Business is a wonderful Level 2 themed assignment covering area, volume, formulae, averages, range, percentages, scale drawings and ratios. Contributed by Ian Saunders, Darlington Borough Council Training Unit Ian.Saunders@darlington.gov.uk 6 pages. 130K

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Using Health Statistics card game. A great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 8 pages. 40K.

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HD2/L2.1 Identify the range of possible outcomes of combined events and record the information using diagrams or tables

(a) understand that events are independent when the outcome of one does not influence the outcome of another, e.g. the gender of a baby does not influence the gender of a second one.

(b) understand that events are combined when the outcome depends on the separate outcome of each independent event, e.g. the likelihood that  twins will both be girls

(c) record the range of possible outcomes of combined events in tree diagrams or in tables

(d) Express the likelihood of combined events, e.g. what is the probability of getting a given total when using two spinners? new sub-element added in 2009 curriculum update

• Discuss the possible outcomes of an event using simple examples such as tossing a coin, picking a specific playing card from a pack, throwing a six to start a board game, the possible gender of a baby, the outcome of a football match for one team, etc.
• Think of examples where all possible outcomes can be identified. Contrast these with examples where it is difficult (too many possible outcomes) or impossible (outcomes not known) to identify all outcomes.
• Show how the outcomes of combined events can be recorded in a table and a tree diagram, e.g. the possible genders of twins, triplets, etc, or all the possible outcomes of using two spinners for a board game.
• Use an Excel spreadsheet or Word table to record the possible outcomes of combined events.

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