Us and Them
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A lesson plan for grades K–2 Mathematics
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In this lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Look at Me,” students collect data, generate bar graphs, and compare two data sets. They also consider whether a given category is likely, certain, or impossible in each of the data sets. Communication and reasoning skills are used in this lesson.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
- Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, describe and display data using line plots and tallies.
- Objective 4.02: Describe events as certain, impossible, more likely or less likely to occur.
Grade 2
- Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
- Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, describe and display data using Venn diagrams (three sets) and pictographs where symbols represent multiple units (2's, 5's, 10's).
- Objective 4.02: Conduct simple probability experiments; describe the results and make predictions.
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will collect, organize and display data.
- Objective 4.01: Collect and organize data as a group activity.
- Objective 4.02: Display and describe data with concrete and pictorial graphs as a group activity.
