Trends and patterns in data are the focus of this Grade 6 Computer Science worksheet for the Data and Information topic. Students examine how data changes over time, identify increases, decreases, or no overall change, and use those observations to make evidence-based predictions rather than unsupported guesses. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Turn observations into meaningful predictions

The lesson develops the reasoning students need to move beyond simply reading individual values. Students define trend and pattern, explain how each can be identified in data, and decide whether a data set shows an overall increase, decrease, or stable direction over time. They then use the information they notice to make predictions supported by evidence.

An important part of this practice is distinguishing a data-based prediction from a guess. Students are encouraged to connect a future expectation to information that is actually visible in the data, reinforcing the idea that conclusions and predictions should have a clear basis.

Multiple ways to demonstrate understanding

The worksheet includes multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, short-answer responses, a dialogue, matching, a cloze passage, a labeled diagram, a reading passage, and an essay. These activities give students opportunities to recognize trends, describe patterns, interpret change over time, and explain why a prediction is or is not supported by evidence.

The varied response formats also help teachers see whether students can transfer the same data interpretation skills from quick recognition tasks to written explanations and more extended reasoning.

Teacher support is included

A separate Teacher Guide PDF accompanies the worksheet and includes learning objectives, teaching tips, discussion questions, and common mistakes. These supports can help you introduce the difference between trends and patterns, discuss how direction changes across a data set, and address confusion between evidence-based predictions and guesses.

Flexible Grade 6 data practice

Use this data trends worksheet after direct instruction, during independent practice, for homework, as a review activity, or as an informal assessment. The reading passage and dialogue can support discussion, while the short-answer, diagram, and essay tasks allow students to explain how they reached a conclusion.

By connecting data trends, patterns, change over time, and prediction within one focused lesson, the resource helps students practise an important Data and Information skill: using what the data already shows to reason carefully about what may happen next.