Georgia 2.MDR.5.4
The Standard
Ask questions and answer them based on gathered information, observations, and appropriate graphical displays to solve problems relevant to everyday life.
Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards · Estimate and measure the lengths of objects and distance to solve problems found in real-life using standard units of measurement, including inches, feet, and yards and analyze graphical displays of data to answer relevant questions.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students decide what they want to find out, collect class data, and organize it in a picture graph or bar graph. They use the display to compare groups, find totals, and explain conclusions that fit the data.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can organize collected information in a labeled picture graph or bar graph. They can compare groups, find totals or differences, and support an answer with numbers from the display.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may count each picture as one even when the key gives it a different value. They may confuse the largest group with the total or make a claim based on personal opinion instead of the display.
How to Assess It
- Give students a bar graph showing 8 walkers, 5 bus riders, and 3 car riders. Ask how many more students walk than ride in cars, then have them write one different question the graph can answer.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give each student a sticky note, survey favorite recess activities, build a class graph, and compare the two most popular choices.
Show a picture graph and ask, “What claim can you make, and which numbers support it?”
Play Graph Detective: pairs draw question cards, answer from a prepared graph, and earn a point for citing data.
Track one week of classroom weather, graph the results, and decide which type of clothing was needed most often.
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