TEKS Math 5.9.B
The Standard
represent discrete paired data on a scatterplot
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students organize two related sets of counts as ordered pairs. They choose and label suitable scales, then plot one point for each pair on a coordinate grid.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a data table, students place each pair correctly on a coordinate grid. Their axes are labeled, scales use equal intervals, and points are not connected.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may switch the two values and plot them on the wrong axes. They may use uneven scale intervals or leave axes unlabeled. Some connect the points as if making a line graph.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Give the pairs (4, 3), (6, 5), (8, 6), and (10, 7). Ask students to make a scatterplot with labeled axes and equal scale intervals.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Survey classmates about numbers of siblings and pets, then place sticky dots for each pair on a large coordinate grid.
Show a scatterplot with switched axes and uneven intervals, then ask students to identify and correct each error in writing.
Play a scatterplot relay where teams draw data cards, plot one point, and check the previous team's point.
Use library data showing each student's visits and books checked out, then create a scatterplot of the two counts.
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