Maths CAS ideas
Maths CAS ideas: data projects for charities
Use spreadsheets, statistics and clear charts to help a charity or community group make decisions: who uses a service, when demand peaks, what a fundraiser achieved. Data work done with an organisation, for its needs, can be real service.
Data projects for charities (8 ideas)
- Analyse demand for a food bankServiceProject-ready
- Build a fundraising tracker for a charityCreativityServiceProject-ready
- Adoption statistics for an animal shelterServiceProject-ready
- Design a fair survey for a community organisationServiceProject-ready
- Optimise a volunteer rotaCreativityServiceProject-ready
- Water or air quality data for an environmental groupServiceProject-ready
- Pricing and stock analysis for a charity shopService
- Make a charity's annual figures accessibleCreativityService
Need the statistics? The statistics guide (written for the IA) explains tests and charts step by step. Keep CAS and your IA separate.
Frequently asked questions
Do data projects for charities count for CAS?
They can. Agree in writing what data you may see, how it is anonymised and who owns the results before you open a single spreadsheet. Your CAS coordinator decides what counts at your school.
Can I use one of these ideas as it is?
Use it as a starting point. Shape it around a real need or interest at your school or in your community, plan it with others where you can, and agree it with your CAS coordinator before you start.
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