1. Functional Skills: World Statistics
LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.

2. Who can locate these countries?
LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
Who can locate these countries?
Before we get going...here is a map of the world...
Zimbabwe
Russia
United Kingdom
USA
Japan

3. This is a picture of the world at night.
LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
This is a picture of the world at night.
What do you think the white shows us?
Why is it not the same for every country?

4. How could you compare different countries?
LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
How could you compare different countries?
What things could you look at?

5. You will be give information on a sheet like this.
LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
You will be give information on a sheet like this.
This has information about a selection of countries. You will have to use this information to make comparisons.

6. Lets take a closer look at an example.
LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
Lets take a closer look at an example.

7. Lets take a closer look at an example.
LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
Lets take a closer look at an example.
You can see here the information you are given on each country.
You will have to think about how you can compare and summarise this information.

8. How could you compare the information?
LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
How could you compare the information?
What charts and graphs could you use?

9. LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
Rule 1: You must include information from at least 5 countries.
Rule 2: You must compare at least 3 statistics.
Your final aim is to make a poster showing the information you have.

10. LO: Look and analyse data in the context of comparing countries.
Extension Task
The net below goes together to make something similar to a globe. Think about how it goes together and using colours and shading try to show one of the statistics by colouring the countries. Then put it together to make your globe....good luck!