This week we completed our Weather Detectives unit by solving 4 different puzzles which helped us to eliminate suspects and identify the culprit who stole McGee's Weather Company data! Weather Detectives folders should have come home with your child which contained a variety of the activities they completed throughout the unit.
We are Great at Graphing!
Our math focus this week was on graphing. On Tuesday, we began by discussing the two types of graphs we would focus on (bar graphs and pictographs). We identified and labeled important parts of each graph, then practiced taking data and filling in some missing pieces on graphs. Next, we gathered data from a fictitious survey about zoo exhibits and began creating a bar graph and pictograph to display the data.
On Friday, we will finish our graphs from the zoo survey and then complete a holiday glyph. Students will decorate a stocking following a special key. Once the stocking is decorated, it will tell information about them (their favorite holiday song, their favorite holiday character, and if they think they are on Santa's naughty or nice list). Students will then display their stockings, interpret and gather the data, and create a graph to display the results.
On Friday, we will finish our graphs from the zoo survey and then complete a holiday glyph. Students will decorate a stocking following a special key. Once the stocking is decorated, it will tell information about them (their favorite holiday song, their favorite holiday character, and if they think they are on Santa's naughty or nice list). Students will then display their stockings, interpret and gather the data, and create a graph to display the results.