Data toss

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How to play

In small groups, students will draw their own target and take turns throwing a bean bag at the target 20 times each. Students individually record every throw on an individual whiteboard or in their workbook.

• Draw a starting line (using chalk or a stick if outside) to show where you need to stand.

• Take 2 large steps forward then start to draw the target.

• Toss your object 20 times, aiming for the target and record each score on a piece of paper or whiteboard.

• In the classroom, create a table, with 4 columns and 6 rows. Across the top row include the headings, score, tally, frequency and points.

• Record your scores as tally marks then write the total of each score in the next column.

• Have a look at your table, which score did you toss the most? Which score did you toss the least? What else did you notice about your data?

• Find the total of each score and record it in table.

• Combine all of the points that you scored to find your total score.

• Discuss:

  • Have a look at your table, which score did you toss the most?

  • Which score did you toss the least?

  • What else did you notice about your data?

Variations

• Create a new target for your own Data toss game:

  • the size and shape of each section of the game board

  • the location of the scores in the game board

  • the numbers in your game board.

• Increase or decrease the throwing distance

• Simplify scores in students’ target, for example use 2, 5, 10, 20.

• Decrease the number of throws per student to 10.

• Students predict and explain their total score if they had 40 throws and 60 throws. · In small groups, students combine their data in a table