1. The Data Handling Cycle

2. Specifying the problem and Planning (Posing questions) Does our class have a healthy diet? I need to ask everyone what they eat each week.

3. Specify the problem and Planning (Pose question) Collect data I am using a tally chart to collect my data.

4. Specify the problem and Planning (Pose question) Collect data Process and represent data I have added up all my totals and shall use a bar chart to represent my data.

5. Specify the problem and Planning (Pose question) Collect data Process and represent data Interpret and discuss results My results show that about half the children in the class eat some healthy food.

6. Specify the problem and Planning (Pose question) Collect data Process and represent data Interpret and discuss results I am not sure that I am clear about what I mean by a healthy diet. I need to change my question.

7. Whilst in any one data-handling activity children may be asked to engage with some of these stages, over a period of time they should be given opportunities to learn about all of the stages of the Data Handling Cycle. Whilst in any one data-handling activity children may be asked to engage with some of these stages, over a period of time they should be given opportunities to learn about all of the stages of the Data Handling Cycle. For some tasks they should be expected to attempt all the stages in the cycle in order to gain an understanding of the complete process. For some tasks they should be expected to attempt all the stages in the cycle in order to gain an understanding of the complete process.