PRIMARY 2: MATHEMATICS – THIRD TERM | WEEK 11

TOPIC: DATA COLLECTION AND ORGANISATION

A: TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

1. Picture cards.
2. Bottle tops of different types.
3. Fruits or classroom objects.
4. Simple data table chart.
5. Chalkboard.
6. Pupils’ writing books and pencils.

B: REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of work.
2. Recommended Mathematics textbook for Primary 2.
3. Online educational resources.

C: PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

The pupils can count objects, group similar objects and compare quantities.

D: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Explain data in simple terms.
2. Collect simple information.
3. Group similar objects.
4. Count items in different groups.
5. Arrange information in a simple table.
6. Compare groups using collected information.

E: CONTENT

Meaning of Data

Data means information that we collect.
For example, we can collect information about pupils’ favourite fruits.

Collecting Data

Suppose five pupils choose their favourite fruits:

• Ada – orange
• Tunde – mango
• Bola – orange
• Musa – banana
• Chidi – orange

We can count them.

Organising Data

From the table:
🍊 Orange = 3 pupils
🥭 Mango = 1 pupil
🍌 Banana = 1 pupil

Comparing Data

We can say:

• Orange has the highest number.
• Mango and banana have the same number.
• More pupils chose orange than mango.

F: LESSON PRESENTATION

F1: Teachers’ Activities

1. Explains data as collected information.
2. Asks pupils simple questions to collect information.
3. Groups similar answers together.
4. Counts the number in each group.
5. Draws a simple table on the board.
6. Guides pupils to compare the groups.

F2: Pupils’ Activities

1. Give answers to simple questions.
2. Collect and group objects.
3. Count items in each group.
4. Enter information into a simple table.
5. Compare the numbers in different groups.

G: CONCLUSION

The teacher revises that data is information we collect and organise.
The pupils practise grouping, counting and comparing simple information.

H: EVALUATION GUIDE

Pupils should be able to answer the following questions:

1. What is data?
2. What do we do after collecting information?
3. If 4 pupils like apples and 2 like oranges, which fruit is liked by more pupils?
4. How many more pupils like apples than oranges?
5. Arrange these into groups: cat, dog, cat, goat, dog, cat.
6. Which group has the highest number: A = 5, B = 2, C = 3?
7. Why do we use a table to organise data?