Bar Chart Investigation By Chris Clements 3to11maths The number of medals Team GB have won in past Olympics

LO: To construct bar charts showing Team GB’s medal successes in past Olympics and use this information to make predictions for London 2012.

This table shows the number of medals Team GB have won in the past 6 Olympic Games. 3to11maths The table shows the number of bronze, silver, gold and total numbers of medals YearGold MedalsSilver MedalsBronze MedalsTotal Medals

In this lesson you will construct bar charts to help you make predictions for the numbers of medals Team GB will win in London 2012 Using the data in each table construct Bar Charts for each medal category. Write a sentence after each to explain what the bar chart is telling you. Are the number of medals increasing? Do you think Team GB will win more bronze or gold medals? 3to11maths Why have you made this decision?

YearCompetitorsMaleFemale Extension Investigation Here is table showing the number of competitors representing GB at six different Olympic games. The table also shows how many of the competitors were male and female. Can your draw a composite bar chart showing in this data? Write statements to explain what you have found out.

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Number of bronze medals Team GB have won in the past 8 Olympic Games Number of medals

Number of silver medals Team GB have won in the past 8 Olympic Games Year Number of medals

Number of Gold medals Team GB have won in the past 8 Olympic Games Year Number of medals

Number of medals Team GB have won in the past 8 Olympic Games Year Number of medals

Number of male and female competitors representing Team GB at past Olympics Number of medals Year Competitors MaleFemale

What are your predictions? 3to11maths

YearGold MedalsSilver MedalsBronze MedalsTotal Medals Reasons for predictions