Proyect Of Statistics In Primary

Statistics is the science that uses numerical data sets to obtain, based on them, inferences based on the calculation of probabilities.

To work on this abstract concept with primary school children, I think it is necessary to involve them in some way in a project, so I would make statistics about subjects close to them and in such a way that they want to discover the data they should find out.

To do this, I propose in this case a group project that can be done in a class from the fourth grade.

After a clear explanation and many examples with the children, we can divide the class into small groups of 4 or 5 children and ask them to carry out a statistical investigation of a trade or even some topic related to the school such as the library, the dining room , etc.

This idea is inspired by this image that I found in which appears a statistical work about a Hotel with children in the fourth grade. In the project they investigate tourists for each month, fashion, income, the average ... and it can give useful information to the hotel, making their work much more important and they can feel completely involved in it, as they can feel that his work is good for something and not simply to keep it in his notebooks after class.

Maybe we could leave each group the freedom to choose what they want to do the project for and to whom they will help with it, giving some examples like the ones I mentioned earlier: knowing the children who are in the dining room, what months there are more children, how many are missing, how many allergens are there, how many expenses does it produce, etc.

It seems to me a very complete and useful project that is also motivating and useful for children, involving groups in society and being able to provide help about what they know.