Virginia SOL 1.PS.1.d
The Standard
Determine the data needed to answer a posed question and collect the data using various methods (e.g., counting objects, drawing pictures, tallying).
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will apply the data cycle (pose questions; collect or acquire data; organize and represent data; and analyze data and communicate results) with a focus on object graphs, picture graphs, and tables.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify what information will answer a simple question. They collect that information by counting objects, drawing one picture per response, or making tally marks.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a question such as “Which fruit does our class prefer?”, a student names the responses to record. The student gathers each response once and keeps an accurate count.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may collect information that does not match the question. They may skip responses, count one response twice, or draw pictures without using one picture per response.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Show six pet cards labeled dog, cat, dog, fish, cat, and dog. Students state what to record and make an accurate tally table.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a bag of colored buttons and ask, “Which color appears most?” Students sort, count, and record tallies.
Ask, “To choose a class read-aloud, what information should we collect?” Students explain whom to ask and what to record.
Students spin a color spinner ten times, tally each result, then trade records with a partner to check the counts.
Survey classmates about how they travel to school, then record each response with a picture or tally mark.
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