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Ask or Observe? - Collecting Data Task Cards

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Support students in understanding how to collect data by deciding whether to ask or observe. These task cards focus on key data skills including identifying appropriate data collection methods, interpreting questions, and developing early data reasoning.

Read each question and decide whether to collect the data by asking (survey) or observing, then record your answers. This builds a strong foundation for data collection, surveys, and real-world data investigations.

What's included:

  • 24 task cards (coloured and black & white)

  • US spelling option

  • 2 recording sheets


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FormatTask Cards
Year/Grade3rd
Year/Grade4th
Learning ProgramsMathsGrades 3 & 43. Statistics & ProbabilityStatistics (Data)1. Collecting Discrete Data
Content AreaMathematics2. Statistics & ProbabilityData