The Walking Dead Zombie Data Investigation | KS3 Statistics Worksheets

Bring statistics to life with this exciting zombie-themed data investigation! Inspired by The Walking Dead, this engaging KS3 maths activity challenges pupils to interpret pictograms, calculate averages, create bar charts and analyse data using a fun and motivating real-world context. 🧠📈

Perfect for introducing or revising mean, median, mode and range, this investigation encourages pupils to think like statisticians while developing confidence with data handling and problem-solving skills.

✨ What's Included:

• 🧟 Zombie-themed data investigation booklet

• 📊 Pictogram interpretation activity

• 📝 Convert visual data into numerical data

• 🧮 Calculate:

  • Mean

  • Median

  • Mode

  • Range

• 📈 Draw and interpret bar charts

• 💬 Extension and challenge questions

• 🎯 Statistical reasoning and data analysis tasks

• 👩‍🏫 Comprehensive teacher notes and marking guidance

• ✅ Full answer key included

🎯 Perfect for:

• 📘 KS3 Maths (Years 7–8) and Functional Skills Level 2

• 👩‍🏫 Whole-class lessons

• 👥 Pair and group work

• 📝 Independent practice

• 📚 Statistics and data handling units

• ⭐ Cover lessons

• 🎓 Revision and end-of-topic assessments

❤️ Why Teachers Love It:

• ✔ Highly engaging zombie theme that motivates learners

• ✔ Covers multiple statistics skills in one resource

• ✔ Develops reasoning, interpretation and problem-solving

• ✔ Includes extension tasks for higher-attaining pupils

• ✔ Comprehensive teacher notes and mark scheme included

• ✔ Ready-to-print, low-prep lesson resource

Pupils will interpret zombie kill statistics, convert pictograms into numerical data, calculate mean, median, mode and range, construct accurate bar charts, and evaluate which statistical measures best represent the data. Extension tasks also encourage learners to investigate outliers, justify their reasoning and explore how changes to the data affect the averages.

A fun, engaging and curriculum-aligned statistics investigation that's perfect for making KS3 Maths memorable while building confidence with essential data-handling skills. 🧟📊✨