Page 169 - Revised Maths Wisdom Class - 6

Data Handling and Presentation 167

VOCABULARYOCABULARY
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Frequency Information Primary Secondary Symbol Bar Graph
Pictograph Axes Array Organisation

ACTIVITY TIME
ACTIVITY TIME

Objective:

To collect the data and represent it with (a) pictograph (b) bar graph.

Materials Required:

Any article from newspaper or magazine, graph paper, colour pencils, sketch pens.

Procedure:

1. Read the article in a newspaper carefully.
2. Note down the number of words having one vowel, two vowels, three vowels and so on in that article.
3. Record your observations in your notebook as below.

Words With Tally Marks Frequency

One Vowel

Two Vowels

Three Vowels

Four Vowels

Five or more Vowels

4. Select an appropriate scale and represent the data in the form of a pictograph and a bar graph.

Conclusion:

The activity reinforces the concept of pictograph and bar graph.