Repeat the process with favorite sports using football, basketball, and soccer as the three choices. Alternatively, you may use a theme other than sports if it would have more appeal for your class. Another strategy is to offer other as a choice. Students may use the back of the original craft sticks to record their choice. After creating the table on Chart 3, have students write their answers as you ask the following questions: How many students chose football as the sport they like best? How many students chose basketball as the sport they like best? How many students chose soccer as the sport they like best? What is the total number of students who like soccer or basketball the best? Which sport received the most votes? Think of a question you could ask a friend about the table. Note: Save these tables for reference in Lessons 11, 12, and 13 of this topic. Problem Set (10 minutes) Students should do their personal best to complete the Problem Set within the allotted 10 minutes. For some classes, it may be appropriate to modify the assignment by specifying which problems they work on first. Student Debrief (10 minutes) Lesson Objective: Collect, sort, and organize data, then ask and answer questions about the number of data points. The Student Debrief is intended to invite reflection and active processing of the total lesson experience. Invite students to review their solutions for the Problem Set. They should check work by comparing answers with a partner before going over answers as a class. Look for misconceptions or misunderstandings that can be addressed in the Debrief. Guide students in a conversation to debrief the Problem Set and process the lesson. You may choose to use any combination of the questions below to lead the discussion. How is making a table helpful when we are looking at a lot of information? Why is sorting and organizing data important when you are making a table? In what ways do tables help us see information in a quicker and easier way? Share the problem you made up using the favorite sports table. Solve each other’s questions and check your answers. How are 5-group rows and tally marks similar? How are they different? Why is using tally marks better than using 5-group rows when making a table?
Repeat the process with favorite sports using football, basketball, and soccer as the three choices. Alternatively, you may use a theme other than sports if it would have more appeal for your class. Another strategy is to offer other as a choice. Students may use the back of the original craft sticks to record their choice. After creating the table on Chart 3, have students write their answers as you ask the following questions: How many students chose football as the sport they like best? How many students chose basketball as the sport they like best? How many students chose soccer as the sport they like best? What is the total number of students who like soccer or basketball the best? Which sport received the most votes? Think of a question you could ask a friend about the table. Note: Save these tables for reference in Lessons 11, 12, and 13 of this topic. Problem Set (10 minutes) Students should do their personal best to complete the Problem Set within the allotted 10 minutes. For some classes, it may be appropriate to modify the assignment by specifying which problems they work on first. Student Debrief (10 minutes) Lesson Objective: Collect, sort, and organize data, then ask and answer questions about the number of data points. The Student Debrief is intended to invite reflection and active processing of the total lesson experience. Invite students to review their solutions for the Problem Set. They should check work by comparing answers with a partner before going over answers as a class. Look for misconceptions or misunderstandings that can be addressed in the Debrief. Guide students in a conversation to debrief the Problem Set and process the lesson. You may choose to use any combination of the questions below to lead the discussion. How is making a table helpful when we are looking at a lot of information? Why is sorting and organizing data important when you are making a table? In what ways do tables help us see information in a quicker and easier way? Share the problem you made up using the favorite sports table. Solve each other’s questions and check your answers. How are 5-group rows and tally marks similar? How are they different? Why is using tally marks better than using 5-group rows when making a table?