Free Year 5 statistical investigations worksheets
6 free printable Year 5 statistical investigations worksheets for Australian classrooms, plan and run a statistical investigation and interpret the data. Every answer key is computed in code from the exact questions on the page, so the answers are never wrong. Pick a set below to print or save as a PDF, or make your own. There is no login, and Pro unlocks the printable answer key and removes the watermark.
What the Australian Curriculum asks for in Year 5 statistical investigations
The Version 9.0 Mathematics content description mapped to this topic, in plain English. Open one for the full breakdown, a teaching guide and every matching worksheet.
Content descriptions are paraphrased in our own words from the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0, © ACARA, licensed CC BY 4.0.
How to teach it
Work the whole cycle: pose a question, collect the data into a table, choose a display, then interpret it (total, mode, range, differences) and report what it shows.
In an Australian classroom
Australian classrooms teach the full statistical investigation cycle, so pose the question first, then collect, display and interpret, rather than handing students a finished table.
Worked example
Common mistake
Collecting data before the question is clear, and confusing the range (spread) with the total.
What's inside
- How many students took part in this survey altogether?
- Which pet was the most popular (the mode)?
- Which pet was the least popular?
- What is the range of the counts (largest count − smallest count)?
- How many more students chose dog than fish?
- How many different pets were compared in this investigation?
Sample questions. Each printable set below has fresh numbers; its printable answer key is available with Pro.
Year 5 statistical investigations worksheet sets
All statistical investigations worksheets →Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Year 5 statistical investigations worksheets free?
Yes. Every worksheet on ChalkBee is free to view and print or save as a PDF, with no login required, and the answer key is free too. Pro removes the watermark and adds differentiated sets, worksheet packs and unlimited custom generation.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes, free, on every sheet. The answers are computed in code from the exact questions on the page, and the key prints on a page of its own so the student sheet stays clean.
Which Australian Curriculum codes does this cover?
These statistical investigations worksheets sit alongside the Version 9.0 Mathematics content description AC9M5ST03 for Year 5. Each code links to a page with a plain-English summary you can paste into a planning document.
How was the Year 5 level chosen?
The worksheets use Australian year-level naming and Australian English spelling, matched to an age-equivalent level in the library. There are 6 printable sets on this page, with dollars and cents for money and metric units for measurement.
How do I print or download them?
Open any set, then use your browser's print option to print it or to save it as a PDF. The pages are laid out to print cleanly on standard letter or A4 paper.