We were lucky to get some snow this school year - it's been a long time since we've had some March snow. With two snow days and a two hour delay, I was WAY behind on my lesson plans. When we came back to school that Wednesday, I was ready to jump back in the curriculum. But...as the kids walked in and greeted each other, there was so much talk about snow. We shared our experiences about the snow and gave descriptions of what it was like at each of our houses. There was a lot of talk about how much snow we received. So, I asked each child to make an estimate about the amount of snow fall at their house (we got out our rulers and reviewed inches), and everyone recorded their data on a post-it note. We put all our data on a line plot and analyzed it. We noticed lots of interesting trends (which we charted)! In order to show our results in different ways, teams of students create bar graphs, pie graphs, and pictographs. Below are some pictures of our work...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
How Much Snow?
How Much Snow?
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Hey, thats a clever way to infuse excitement into statistics.
B. Selby
The kids love gatherind data and finding ways to display it. Every week two students survey the class with a different question and create some sort of graph to show their findings. It's a great way to incorporate reading, writing, and math.
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