Concept:Data handling involves four sequential stages: collecting, organizing, representing, and interpreting data. The correct activity must include all these stages, not just one or two.
Explanation:The option "Collecting data about how pupils travel to school and then comparing the different modes of transport" naturally covers all four stages:
- Collecting: gathering travel mode information from pupils.
- Organizing: grouping the data by mode of transport (e.g., bus, car, bicycle).
- Representing: visualizing the organized data using charts or graphs.
- Interpreting: comparing the modes to identify which is most or least used.
The other options are incomplete:
B (listing favorite food) and D (writing favorite cartoons) only involve collecting data – no organizing, representing, or interpreting.
C (marking birth dates on a calendar) is an act of organizing data but lacks the collecting and interpreting stages in a meaningful way.
Thus, only option A demonstrates the full data handling process.
Answer:Option A: Collecting data about how pupils travel to school and then comparing the different modes of transport used by the pupils.