Pizza at home
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L221
A lesson plan for grades 3–5 Mathematics
Students survey members of their community to determine preferences about pizza. Students compare their results with their classmates and create graphs of their data. Illuminations provides an activity sheet and detailed instructions for completing the lesson.
Students will:
- Collect and analyze data.
- Represent data through physical and graphical means.
- Draw conclusions from the data.
- Communicate their findings to fellow classmates.
NCTM Standards and Expectations:
- Represent data using tables and graphs such as line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs.
- Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments.
- Compare different representations of the same data and evaluate how well each representation shows important aspects of the data.
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.
