Today, I will collect, organize, represent, and interpret data using tally marks in a graph.
Vocabulary
Teacher Resources
Tally graph: a graph showing information using tally marks What is your favorite leisure activity? Reading
Total
3 Watch TV
7
Considerations: The class must be surveyed for each graph.
Steps:
1. Survey information. 2. Represent each person/vote with a tally mark. 3. Count and record the amount of votes in each category. 4. Answer questions about the graph.
Application of MPs:
Games
6
Greatest: most, more (TV) Least: less, fewest (Read)
MP5: What tools can you use to help you solve the problems? MP6: How can you use the vocabulary words from today’s lesson to explain your answers? MP7: How would you use this in real life?
How many more: people voted for TV than Reading? 7 — 3 = 4 more How many less: people voted for Reading than Games? 6 — 3 = 3 less
/ *MP1: Make sense of the problem and persevere in solving it! *MP8: Find a strategy to help solve the problem. Directions: Survey the class about the topic and fill in the graph. Analyze the data by answering questions about the graph.
1. What is your favorite free time activity?
Total
Reading
Watch TV
Games
State the objective: Today, I will collect and represent data using tally marks in a graph.
Collect data by asking the students about their favorite leisure activity.
Represent each student or vote with a tally mark.
Count the amount of tallies in each category and record the total in the box.
Answer questions about the graph and record answers.
a. Which category received the greatest amount of votes? b. How many votes did Games receive?
Directions: Survey the class about the topic. Students will fill in the graph and answer questions.
1.
What is your favorite activity with a ball?
Total
Basketball
Soccer
Baseball
a. How many people picked Soccer and Basketball all together? b. Which category got the most votes?
*MP3: Do you agree/disagree with what
said?
*MP6: How do you know your answers are correct/reasonable?
Recap today’s lesson with one or more of the following MP questions: MP5: What tools did you use to help you solve the problems? MP6: How can you use the vocabulary words from today’s lesson to
1. Mrs. Zamani’s first grade class completed the same surveys your class did today. Here are their results in tally graphs. What is your favorite summer activity?
Total
Pool
Beach
Bike
Complete the graph by writing how many children chose each activity in the “Total” column. Which was the favorite summer activity in Mrs. Zamani’s class?
3. Complete the graph by using the number in the “Total” column to make the tally marks. 4. Which was the least favorite school subject in Mrs. Zamani’s class?