Healthy eating
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L353
A lesson plan for grades 3–5 Mathematics
In this lesson, the third of an eight-part unit from Illuminations titled “Eat Your Veggies,” students collect data about the food knowledge of class members. They will create bar graphs, pose and answer questions about the data by looking at the graphs, and find the range and mode. The NCTM Process Standards of Communication and Representation play major roles in this lesson.
This lesson is referenced in the Illuminations unit plan titled “Eat Your Veggies” and is connected to the Illuminations lessons titled “Tally Time,” “Healthy Eating,” “What Is Your Favorite?,” “Let’s Compare,” “Alphabet Soup,” “Glyphs for all Reasons,” and “Eat Your Veggies: Looking Back and Moving Forward.”
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.
