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Error Detective - Organising Data Task Cards

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Get students thinking critically about data with this engaging “spot the error” activity. Students carefully compare each data table with its matching column graph, then identify where the mistake has been made. This encourages close reading of graphs and reinforces key features such as titles, scales, categories, columns and axis labels.

What's included:

  • Version 1: 24 task cards (spot 1 error)

  • Version 2: 24 task cards (spot 2–3 errors)

  • 2 recording sheet templates


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FormatTask Cards
Year/Grade3rd
Year/Grade4th
Content AreaMathematics2. Statistics & ProbabilityData
Learning ProgramsMathsGrades 3 & 43. Statistics & ProbabilityStatistics (Data)2. Organise Data Using Tables & Graphs