Resource of the Week Archive
Resource
of the Week
4 February -
10 February 2018
World Bank Open Data
A tool from the World Bank that allows the display or comparison of global development data for countries, regions and income groups. Data groups include population, GDP, Climate Change etc. The data covers the period 1960 to 2016 and can be visually presented through a graph, bar or map.
How it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Data
Strand unit: Representing and interpreting data
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- collect, organise and represent data using pictograms, block graphs and bar charts
- collect, organise and represent data using pictograms, block graphs, bar charts and bar-line graphs incorporating the scales 1:2, 1:5, 1:10, and 1:100
- read and interpret bar-line graphs and simple pie charts
- read and interpret tables, pictograms, block graphs and bar charts
- use data sets to solve and complete practical tasks and problems
Strand: Data
Strand unit: Representing and interpreting data
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- collect, organise and represent data using pictograms, single and multiple bar charts and simple pie charts
- collect, organise and represent data using pie charts and trend graphs
- compile and use simple data sets
- explore and calculate averages of simple data sets
- read and interpret pictograms, single and multiple bar charts, and pie charts
- read and interpret trend graphs and pie charts
- use data sets to solve problems
- use data sets to solve problems
- JC
- Geography
Strand: Supplementary Resources
Strand unit: Other
- TY
- TY Core Subjects
Strand: Mathematics
Why is it Resource of the Week?
- Displays data in a simple easy to follow format.
- Allows multiple comparisons of different data categories.
- Contains Open Source data from around the world during the period 1960-2016.
- Excellent resource for projects on a wide range of topics.
- Allows you to browse by country or by category.
