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The bread basket

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A lesson plan for Grades 3–5 Mathematics

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Appropriate grades
3–5
Subjects
mathematics (applied mathematics, probability)
Provider
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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In this lesson, students conduct a survey and create bar graphs. After the teacher divides students into groups, the class participates in a series of math lessons that focus on a food court. Students learn how to make bar graphs using the data they collect. Then, using a sample menu, students create graphs using a graphing tool provided by Illuminations.

Students will be able to do the following:

  • Conduct a survey to answer a question.
  • Create bar graphs.
  • Compare bar graphs in different orientations.
  • Find the mode of a set of data.

NCTM Standards and Expectations covered in this lesson include:

  • Designing investigations to address a question and consider how data-collection methods affect the nature of the data set.
  • Representing data using tables and graphs such as line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs.
  • Collecting data using observations, surveys, and experiments.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 3

  • Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
    • Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, analyze, and display data (including circle graphs and tables) to solve problems.

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.

Grade 5

  • 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.