What’s Cooking at the Good Times Cafe?
Sandy Herman
Beaufort Elementary
5/1/02
Subjects included in this Lesson Plan: Math, Technology, English Language Arts
Brief Description: Students will use previously collected data to create a graph using “The Graph Club.”
Approximate time required: 30 minutes
Standard Course of Study Goals and Objectives
Math
4.1 Collect, sort, organize, and display information in charts, graphs, and tables with correct labeling.
4.2 Summarize and interpret information in charts, graphs, and tables.
Technology
1.2
Recognize an individuals rights of ownership to computer-generated work.
2.6 Use a graphing program to enter data and graph the results.
3.1 Collect, sort, and organize information to display as a graph or
chart.
English Language Arts
2.8 Interpret information from diagrams, charts, and maps.
4.9 Use media and technology to enhance the presentation of information to an
audience for a specific purpose.
Teacher's Lesson Goals/Objective: The students will collect data from classmates showing their favorite lunch food . The students will then use the “Graph Club” to enter their data and graph the results.
Materials/Resources Needed:
- Classroom computers,
- ”Graph Club” software,
- previously collected favorite lunch food
data
- " Gregory the Terrible Eater"
Pre Activities:
- Students will read a related story.
"Gregory the Terrible Eater"
- Students will collect the data for their computer generated graph.
- Teacher
discusses rights of ownership of computer- generated
work with students.
Activities:
- The teacher will model graphing on computer using “Graph Club.”
- The students will use their favorite lunch food
data collected to create a graph in “Graph Club.”
- The teacher will monitor as students use software giving assistance as needed.
- Students
are asked to interpret their graph.
- Students will print graphs and
share results.
Closure:
Discuss graphs, find the least and most favorite choices by looking at the graph.
Assessment:
1. Was data recorded correctly on the graph? (observation)
2. Was data interpreted correctly and shared with peers? (observation)
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