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title: "Recording and presenting data"
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# Recording and presenting data

Gather, record, classify, and present data in a variety of ways including tables, bar charts, labelled diagrams, and keys

Subject: Science · Area: Scientific Inquiry · Ages 7 to 9
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/recording-and-presenting-data-mt_7IFpDVNsmt

## Ready when they can

- Organise data into a clear table with appropriate headings
- Create a bar chart or pictogram from collected data
- Use labelled diagrams and classification keys to present findings

## Lesson: Showing what you found

When you finish an investigation, like counting snails in the garden or measuring how fast a plant grows, you need to show your results so other people understand them. Start with a table. Every column gets a heading at the top, so a reader knows what the numbers underneath it mean.

*(drawing: This bar chart shows how many of each minibeast the class found. The tallest bar is the one they found the most of.)*

**Example.** Priya counted 3 snails, 9 ants, and 5 beetles. She made a table with two headings, 'Minibeast' and 'Number found', so anyone could read her results at a glance.

A bar chart and a drawing both need words too. Label every bar with what it counts, or a reader sees tall and short bars but cannot tell what was counted. On a drawing of a plant, add labels with lines pointing to each part.

*(drawing: A key asks one yes or no question at a time. Each answer sends you on to the next question.)*

That is a classification key. It sorts living things step by step, and each yes or no answer takes you one step closer to naming what you found.

**Recap.** Neat tables, clear bar charts, and labelled diagrams help everyone understand what you found.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Pictograms and tally charts](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/pictograms-and-tally-charts-mt_c29FaCTNsx)
- [Measuring accurately](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/measuring-accurately-mt_nUnowllzaN)
- [Recording Data](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/recording-data-mt_ZFwPZaDJ0_)

## Opens up

- [Drawing conclusions from evidence](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/drawing-conclusions-from-evidence-mt_7VrR1GzhrN)
- [Recording data with diagrams and graphs](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/recording-data-with-diagrams-and-graphs-mt_rDjtmDogJr)