Grade 2

What is data?

data

Facts or numbers that have been collected.

For example

Counting how many children walk to school gives you data.

In Grade 2

Children collect real answers from classmates and record them with tally marks before drawing any chart.

Watch out for

Children often think data means only numbers. Colours, names and yes or no answers are data too.

Say it at home

Count something together over a week, like rainy days, and write it down each time.

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