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Understanding pictograms

Understanding pictograms
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Key Info
  • Understanding pictograms
  • Duration: 03:19
  • Understanding the construction and interpretation of pictograms. In this animation Gordon the Crow is in charge of the bird table. One day he runs out of nuts. The stock is low and he cannot work out what is needed for the flock. Samuel the wise old owl helps by constructing a pictogram. Gordon can then see exactly how many nuts, seeds and worms he needs. On another occasion a pictogram is created where each picture represents two birds. Reading and interpreting the data is clearly explained. The captivating language and lovely animation helps to reinforce the mathematical concepts and vocabulary associated with data handling and pictograms.
  • Subject:

    Maths

       Topic:

    Handling Data

  • Keywords: pictogram, pictures, tallest, columns, data, interpretation
Ideas for use in class
  • This clip is humorous and entertaining and would capture attention. It would be very helpful to play when learning to construct and interpret data in a pictogram because the visual information and commentary are so clear.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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