Statistics (pictograms, bar charts & line graphs): Remarkable Rock Pool
The Problem
The bar chart opposite shows the number of different creatures that were living in a Cornish rock pool.
Using the clue card descriptions below, can you work with a partner to label each bar with the correct animal creature name?
Do all of the clue card descriptions need to be used?
Did you know?
If you’re lucky, you may discover a common starfish in a rock pool. A starfish can regrow an arm if it has been lost to a predator. An arm may take months (or even years) to grow back.
Visualising the Problem and Getting Started
Use the incomplete bar chart below to remind yourself of all the important features of this particular type of graph.
Which of the clue card descriptions (opposite) would be a good place to start?
