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Euro 2012
Tally Chart Investigation
By Chris Clements
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ltdategt
LO To investigate and compare heights using
tally charts.
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This is the England squad for Euro 2012.

Andy Carroll
1.91m

Theo Walcott
1.75m

Steve Gerrard
1.83m

James Milner
1.76m

Wayne Rooney
1.76m

Danny Welbeck
1.85m

Ashley Young
1.75m

Jermain Defoe
1.70m

John Terry
1.87m

Robert Green
1.91m

Phil Jones
1.80m

Jack Butland
1.93m

Scott Parker
1.75m

Jordan Henderson
1.82m

Stewart Downing
1.80m

Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain
1.80m

Joe Hart
1.96m

Glen Johnson
1.82m

Ashley Cole
1.76m

Phil Jagielka
1.83m

Leighton Baines
1.70m

Joleon Lescott
1.93m

Martin Kelly
1.91m
Under the name of each player is their height.
In this lesson we will investigate the heights of
the England squad, along with Spain, Germany and
the Republic of Ireland.
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The average height of a man in the UK
is approximately 1.75m
Lionel Messi is probably the best player in the
world at the moment he is 1.69 m tall.
Do you think the best team will have the taller
players?
Does the height of a players make any difference?
Discuss and Record Predictions
Current World Rankings Spain 1 Germany
3 England 6 Republic of Ireland 18 May 2012
Spain won the World Cup 2010
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Lets put the heights into a tally chart and
record the frequency. Remember there are 23
players in each squad.

Theo Walcott
1.75m

Steve Gerrard
1.83m

James Milner
1.76m

Wayne Rooney
1.76m

Danny Welbeck
1.85m

Ashley Young
1.75m

Andy Carroll
1.91m

Jermain Defoe
1.70m

John Terry
1.87m

Robert Green
1.91m

Phil Jones
1.80m

Jack Butland
1.93m

Scott Parker
1.75m

Jordan Henderson
1.82m

Stewart Downing
1.80m

Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain
1.80m

Joe Hart
1.96m

Glen Johnson
1.82m

Ashley Cole
1.76m

Phil Jagielka
1.83m

Leighton Baines
1.70m

Joleon Lescott
1.93m

Martin Kelly
1.91m
Height Tally Frequency
Above 1.92 m
1.89 1.92 m
1.85 1.88 m
1.81 1.84 m
1.75 1.80 m
1.71 1.74 m
Below 1.71 m
Total
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What information can be drawn from the tally
chart?
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• Challenge Kick Off
• Record the heights of the players from Spain,
  Germany and England into tally charts
• Write in the frequency for each group of heights
• Check the total is 23
• What did you notice?
• Was your prediction correct?

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The final whistle goes
Results
How did you get on? Did you record the
information correctly?
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James McClean
1.80m

Darron Gibson
1.80m

Robbie Keane
1.75m

Richard Dunne
1.88m

Keith Andrews
1.83m

Shane Long
1.80m

Damien Duff
1.75m

Aiden McGeady
1.77m

Paul McShane
1.83m

Simon Cox
1.80m

Stephen Ward
1.80m

Shay Given
1.85m

Darren ODea
1.85m

Keiren Westwood
1.83m

Stephen Hunt
1.75m

Jon Walters
1.83m

Glen Whelan
1.80m

Sean Ledger
1.83m

Kevin Doyle
1.82m

John OShea
1.90m

Kelly Stephen
1.84m

Paul Green
1.75m

David Forde
1.88m
Height Tally Frequency
Above 1.92 m
1.89 1.92 m
1.85 1.88 m
1.81 1.84 m
1.75 1.80 m
1.71 1.74 m
Below 1.71 m
Total
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4
7
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23
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Jerome Boateng
1.90m

Bendikt Howedes
1.87m

Ron Zieler
1.88m

Holger Badstuber
1.89m

Mats Hummels
1.91m

Manuel Neuer
1.93m

Tim Wiese
1.93m

Sami Khedira
1.89m

Lukas Podoski
1.82m

Andreas Schurrie
1.84m

Marcel Schmelzer
1.81m

Philipp Lahm
1.70m

Per Mertesack-er
1.98m

Marco Reus
1.80m

Lars Bender
1.83m

Ilkay Gundogan
1.80m

Toni Kroos
1.80m

Mario Gotze
1.85m

Miroslav Klose
1.82m

Thomas Muller
1.86m

Bastian Schweinst-eiger
1.83m

Mesut Ozil
1.82m

Mario Gomez
1.89m
Height Tally Frequency
Above 1.92 m
1.89 1.92 m
1.85 1.88 m
1.81 1.84 m
1.75 1.80 m
1.71 1.74 m
Below 1.71 m
Total
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23
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Sergio Ramos
1.83m

Victor Valdes
1.83m

Raul Albiol
1.87m

Alvaro Arbeloa
1.80m

Juanfran
1.82m

Javi Martinez
1.90m

Pepe Reina
1.88m

Xavi
1.70m

Jordi Alba
1.70m

Iker Casillas
1.85m

Gerard Pique
1.92m

Xabi Alonso
1.83m

Fernando Torres
1.86m

Santi Cazorla
1.68m

Sergio Busquets
1.89m

Andres Iniesta
1.70m

David Silva
1.70m

Cesc Fabregas
1.75m

Pedro
1.69m

Fernando Llorente
1.95m

Alvaro Negredo
1.86m

Juan Mata
1.70m

Jesus Navas
1.70m
Height Tally Frequency
Above 1.92 m
1.89 1.92 m
1.85 1.88 m
1.81 1.84 m
1.75 1.80 m
1.71 1.74 m
Below 1.71 m
Total
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Results
What did you find out?
Were your predictions accurate?
Do you think the results will be different for
other teams in Euro 2012?
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