1.MD.C: Represent and interpret data.
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First grade students need to be able to collect data and use it to determine how many more or less are in each category. My favorite way to do this is by taking a survey. A survey is when you ask a whole bunch of people one question, then tally up their answers. Try it! Take a survey asking what people's favorite ice cream flavor is: chocolate, vanilla or strawberry. Tally up your data to see what flavor has the MOST votes! Click on the links below to learn more about collecting data.
For Students!
First grade mathematicians use tally marks to record answers to a survey! What is a survey, you ask? A survey is an opinion question that you would like the answer to. Once you figure out your question, you use a tally chart to record the answers that people give you! You can use any of the graphs below to record and analyze this data.
Try this at home! Figure out a question you'd like to ask. Here are some examples:
1. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
2. What is your favorite movie?
3. What is your favorite "special" class?
Once you choose your question, choose three answers that you are giving as acceptable choices. For example, if I chose to ask about ice cream flavors, my possible answers might be chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Last, create a tally chart like the one above and record the answers of as many people as you can! Turn this data into a graph to easily represent the information.
1. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
2. What is your favorite movie?
3. What is your favorite "special" class?
Once you choose your question, choose three answers that you are giving as acceptable choices. For example, if I chose to ask about ice cream flavors, my possible answers might be chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Last, create a tally chart like the one above and record the answers of as many people as you can! Turn this data into a graph to easily represent the information.
Click here to create a graph of each child's favorite hobby! Tally up the totals of each hobby to see which hobby has the most votes! This is a great way to practice measuring and interpreting data. If you go on past making graphs of favorite hobbies, there are other graphs you can practice on as well!
For Teachers!
Click here to access a great Wiki explaining the Common Core State Standards for measuring and interpreting data. This excellent site explains how this particular standard builds across grade levels. It also provides curriculum examples for each grade level.
Click here to access Inside Mathematics' explanation of data analysis across the K-2 grade levels. This page also gives access to a great activity for your students to practice data collection and interpretation. Print and use it in your classroom!