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A lesson plan for grades 3–4 Mathematics

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In this lesson, the fourth of an eight-part unit from Illuminations titled “Eat Your Veggies,” students make human line plots and circle graphs, then draw them on paper and use a website to generate them. Posing and answering questions using the graphs gives the students an opportunity to apply their problem-solving and communication skills. They also find the mean and median of a set of data.

This lesson is referenced in the Illuminations unit plan titled “Eat Your Veggies” and is connected to the Illuminations lessons titled “Tally Time,” “Can You Picture It?,” “Healthy Eating,” “What Is Your Favorite?,” “Let’s Compare,” “Alphabet Soup,” “Glyphs for all Reasons.”

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Healthful Living Education (2006)

Grade 3

  • Goal 4: The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth, development, and maintenance.
    • Objective 4.01: Compare and contrast the health effects of nutritious and non-nutritious beverages.
    • Objective 4.03: Identify foods low in sugar and high in calcium and describe the health benefits of each.
    • Objective 4.04: Demonstrate the ability to select a nutritious breakfast and describe the importance of eating breakfast daily.

Grade 4

  • Goal 4: The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth, development, and maintenance.
    • Objective 4.04: Demonstrate the ability to plan healthy meals and snacks that emphasize the principles of My Pyramid.

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.