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Outdoor Gig

Subject(s): Mathematics | Age: 11-14 | 14-16 | Type: Activity sheet | Presentation | Teacher guidance | Publication Year: 2010 to date
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This resource from the Nuffield Foundation provides weather data that students use to consider which month would be the best to hold an outdoor gig. The activity gives students practice in using either a calculator or a spreadsheet to calculate mean and range values.

Outdoor Gig A for use with calculators - the student information sheet gives total monthly sunshine data in England and Wales for 2001–2010 and shows how to calculate the mean for July. Version A of the slideshow includes the same data and calculation.

Outdoor Gig B for use with a spreadsheet - the spreadsheet includes temperature, sunshine and rainfall data for each month in the period 1960–2010. The slideshow includes the same information and can be used to introduce the activity.

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Any use of a resource that includes a practical activity must include a risk assessment. Please note that collections may contain ARCHIVE resources, which were developed at a much earlier date. Since that time there have been significant changes in the rules and guidance affecting laboratory practical work. Further information is provided in our Health and Safety guidance.


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    Outdoor gig A (activity sheet)

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    Outdoor gig A

  • Word document, Category Three Materials

    Word document

    Outdoor gig B (activity sheet)

  • PowerPoint Presentation, Category Three Materials

    PowerPoint Presentation

    Outdoor gig B

  • Word document, Category Three Materials

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    Outdoor gig (teachers' notes)

  • Spreadsheet, Category Three Materials

    Spreadsheet

    Outdoor gig (data for students)

  • Spreadsheet, Category Three Materials

    Spreadsheet

    Outdoor gig (answers for teachers)

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Comment by Anna Richardson National STEM Centre staff award on 28th January 2013

Hello Mr A Khan,

The missing files with the rainfall data have now been added to the resource.

Kind regards,

Anna

 

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Comment by Mr A Khan on 27th January 2013

Thanks for the upload. Couldn't find the rainfall data though. Can you help?

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Nuffield Foundation

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