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A lesson plan for Grade 4 Mathematics

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Appropriate grades
4
Subjects
mathematics (probability, statistics)
Provider
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Using pasta letters, students count the number of letters in their names and determine whether any value occurs more times than all others. Students also construct and use box-and-whisker plots to identify the mean, mode, median, and range of the data set. Illuminations provides a class notes recording sheet and instructions for completing the lesson.

NCTM Standards and Expectations:

  • Represent data using tables and graphs such as line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs.
  • Describe the shape and important features of a set of data and compare related data sets, with an emphasis on how the data are distributed.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 4

  • 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.