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A lesson plan for grades 3–4 Mathematics
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In the following lesson, students participate in activities in which they focus on the uses of numbers. The tasks explore how students use numbers in school and every day settings as a way for students and the teacher to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year. Illuminations provides an activity sheet and detailed instructions for completing the lesson.
Students will:
- Collect, organize, and interpret data.
NCTM Standards and Expectations:
- Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments.
- Propose and justify conclusions and predictions that are based on data and design studies to further investigate the conclusions or predictions.
- Predict the probability of outcomes of simple experiments and test the predictions.
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.
- Objective 4.02: Determine the number of permutations and combinations of up to three items.
- Objective 4.03: Solve probability problems using permutations and combinations.
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 4.04: Design experiments and list all possible outcomes and probabilities for an event.
