Year 9 – Data science Learner Activity sheet

L1 - Delving into data science

Activity 2: Mapping the data

Study the map and answer the questions below:

Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Snow#/media/File:Snow-cholera-map-1.jpg

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1. What conclusions (if any) This map by John Snow showing the cholera cases in
can you draw from looking at Soho, London. The clusters of cholera cases are
the map? Justify your answer. highlighted in black, indicated by rectangles and the map
also shows where do people died. And the people who
have died are based around a small area of Soho.

2. Here is the area of the map

around Broad Street.

There is a dot in Broad Street shows a pump.

What is highlighted in this
area that isn’t anywhere else
on the map?

3. What is the link between the The pump is on Broad Street, where most of the cases of
highlighted item on Broad cholera deaths have occurred, so there might be a link
Street and the dotted items? between the two.

How does the map help to

disprove the theory that
cholera was caused by
pollution in the air? If it was caused by air pollution, a large area would be
affected and not mainly one street.

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L1 - Delving into data science

4. Does the map alone disprove No, extra information would be needed, but it does provide
the theory? Justify your a case for investigating the pump.
answer.

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