The clucking chicken
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A lesson plan for Grades 4–5 Mathematics
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- Appropriate grades
- 4–5
- Subjects
- mathematics (general, applied mathematics, number sense)
- Provider
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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Students learn about data analysis and probability in this lesson, using a box plot to identify the mean, mode, median and range of the data set. As an introductory activity, students work in small groups to find the mode and range of the number of letters in their names. Then, using a sample menu, students calculate the prices of several combinations of items and figure out the mean, mode, median, and range of the selections. As a class, students construct a human box plot using yarn.
Students will:
- Compute prices from a menu.
- Construct and read box plots.
- Identify the mean, median, mode, and range.
The NCTM Standards and Expectations covered in this lesson include:
- Collecting data using observations, surveys, and experiments.
- Representing data using tables and graphs such as line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs.
- Describing the shape and important features of a set of data and compare related data sets, with an emphasis on how the data are distributed.
- Using measures of center, focusing on the median, and understand what each does and does not indicate about the data set.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 4
- Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will read, write, model, and compute with non-negative rational numbers.
- Objective 1.01: Develop number sense for rational numbers 0.01 through 99,999.
- Connect model, number word, and number using a variety of representations.
- Build understanding of place value (hundredths through ten thousands).
- Compare and order rational numbers.
- Make estimates of rational numbers in appropriate situations.
- Objective 1.05: Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil.
- Objective 1.01: Develop number sense for rational numbers 0.01 through 99,999.
- Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use graphs, probability, and data analysis.
- Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, analyze, and display data (including line graphs and bar graphs) to solve problems.
- Objective 4.02: Describe the distribution of data using median, range and mode.
- Objective 4.03: Solve problems by comparing two sets of related data.
- Objective 4.04: Design experiments and list all possible outcomes and probabilities for an event.
Grade 5
- Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will understand and compute with non-negative rational numbers.
- Objective 1.01: Develop number sense for rational numbers 0.001 through 999,999.
- Connect model, number word, and number using a variety of representations.
- Build understanding of place value (thousandths through hundred thousands).
- Compare and order rational numbers.
- Make estimates of rational numbers in appropriate situations.
- Objective 1.03: Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil.
- Objective 1.01: Develop number sense for rational numbers 0.001 through 999,999.
- Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis.
- Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, analyze, and display data (including stem-and-leaf plots) to solve problems.
- Objective 4.02: Compare and contrast different representations of the same data; discuss the effectiveness of each representation.
- Objective 4.03: Solve problems with data from a single set or multiple sets of data using median, range, and mode.
