Data handling games for kids

In this Data Handling section, let us all learn to gather, record and efficiently manage data. Data can be analyzed using a number of ways like Tally marks, Pie graphs, Bar charts, Line graphs, Line plots, Histogram, Frequency tables, measures of central tendency and many more. Lets start managing data. Quick links to the topics listed below : Tally Marks , Pictograph. Tally marks are a form of unary numeral system used for counting. Here are a lot of worksheets and activities to learn Tally.

A frequency of data can be easily represented using Tally marks. Learn it all here. Pictograph is a method of graphical representation of data or information using figures or symbols. Each symbol used here denotes numbers. This activity works best with multiple kids who each have a bag of candy.

But it can also work well with one child who has many bags of the same kind of multi-color candy—after trick-or-treating, for example, provided you can prevent them from eating them all at once.

In this activity, kids open bags of candy and collect data on how many pieces of each color are in each bag. A parent or instructor then helps them enter the data into a spreadsheet and visualize it in Tableau for analysis.

Use the discussion questions within the workbook to guide the analysis. The idea is to take the kids through the data collection experience and help them explore color variance across the bags of candy.

This activity teaches kids how to view and interact with data to answer questions or solve problems. In this activity, kids use a data set of popular dog breed characteristics to help determine the best type of dog for some hypothetical future dog owners. A parent or instructor can use the steps and discussion questions within the workbook to build the view and guide the problem-solving activity.

The goal of is to teach kids how to use data visualizations to answer questions and solve problems. Want to tell your kids about other kids using data? Meet young Ben Radburn , who visualized the most thrilling roller coasters around the world. If you're looking for more kid-friendly data, check out the data sets and activities from Tuvalabs , and lesson plans from Statistics Education Web STEW.