17 February 2024

Exam Skills – Interpreting Data

Learning outcomes Numeracy Objective
I will be able to:
State simple conclusions from tables and graphs Ensure graphs and tables have titles
and units.
State more detailed conclusions (2 or 3 mark
questions) REMEMBER: units are put into
Respond appropriately to the command words brackets.
describe and explain
Literacy Objective
Presentation reminders BfL reminders
Correct tense and verb agreement.
 Underline titles and  Reminder about You must use the correct version of
dates. phones/headphones given the verb to match the tense.
at start of lesson. If phones E.g. I see / I saw. I do / I did.
 Include full date out after, the teacher will
annotation. confiscate until the end of Main errors are:
the lesson. We was..... Correct to: We were.....
 Use a pencil and ruler
 Maintain a calm, learning
where appropriate for
environment.
diagrams and tables.
 No eating, drinking or
shouting out.
 Simple Conclusions

The perfect CONCLUSION should start:

As __________ increases, _________ _________
Write what the Choose the
Write what the dependent right word:
independent variable is here increases,
variable is here decreases or
stays the same
 More detailed conclusions

As THE NUMBER OF
BLADES increases, the
OUTPUT VOLTAGE IN
VOLTS INCREASES…
(1st mark)

… up to 4 blades, then
increasing the number
of blades doesn’t
affect the output Number of blades
voltage. (2nd mark)
 More detailed conclusions

As the wind
speed increases
the power
output
increases…
(1st mark)

… up to 14 metres per
second where it reaches a
maximum power output
and stays the same...
(2nd mark)
… up to 25 metres per
second where it drops to
zero power output for
higher speeds
(3rd mark)
 More detailed conclusions

You could have to write

conclusions from graphs as
well.

As the pH increased the

time for no starch to be
detected decreased…
(1st mark)

… up to pH 7.0 where it was

1..5 minutes...
(2nd mark) … after pH 7.5 the time
increases again
(3rd mark)
 More detailed conclusions

NEVER use the word

IT in a conclusion.
As the area increases, it
increases.

What increases?

If there is any doubt you

won’t get the mark.
 Conclusions Quiz

State all conclusions

that can be drawn
from the graph
 Conclusions Quiz

State all conclusions

that can be drawn
from the table
 Conclusions Quiz

State all conclusions

that can be drawn
from the graph
 Conclusions Quiz

State all conclusions

that can be drawn
from the table
 Conclusions Quiz

State all conclusions

that can be drawn
from the table
 Conclusions Quiz

State all conclusions

that can be drawn
from the graph
 Conclusions Quiz

State all conclusions

that can be drawn
from the graph
 Conclusions Quiz

State all conclusions

that can be drawn
from the table
 Directly Proportional

Data is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL if the graph

would come out as a STRAIGHT LINE through the
origin…

Or if the
numbers in the
table double in
both columns

𝑥∝ 𝑦
 Directly Proportional

When 10 doubles to 20, 2 doubles to 4

But when 20 doubles to 40, 4 doesn’t double to 8 (it
goes to 16)
So the data is NOT directly proportional
Directly Proportional
Describe and Explain

DESCRIBE means say WHAT is

happening
This type of question DOES NOT need any
science knowledge because you just say
what the graph, table or diagram shows.
EASY

EXPLAIN means say WHY it is

happening
This type of question DOES need science
knowledge. EASY… if you’ve revised.
 Describe and Explain

Describe the
differences
between the two
people

Explain the
differences
between the two
people
 Describe and Explain

Describe the trend Explain the trend

shown in the graph shown in the graph
 Describe and Explain

Describe the
trend shown in
the graph

Explain the trend

shown in the
graph
 Describe and Explain

Describe the
trend shown in
the graph

Explain the trend

shown in the
graph