Line Plot Creator
Students will complete interactive activities to build line plots that include fractions.
Essential Question
How does using a line plot help organize data?
Lesson Progression
- Bring students to the carpet.
- Show a bunch of data on the board. Ask them “what is the least amount shown?” “What is the greatest value shown?” and “What is the mode of the data?”
- Listen to student answers. Ask them if it was difficult to sort through the data.
- Have students brainstorm ideas about ways to organize the data.
- See if students remember line plots.
- If they do build on this, if not, play the review video. (found in resources)
- Once students have watched the video, have them complete the PBS interactive lesson for building a line plot.
- Students will then complete the line plot creator interactive slide for independent practice. Students will share this with you so you can check for understanding.
Teacher Notes
differentiation: Instead of overwhelming them with large datasets on the board, start with smaller sets of data points that are easier to sort and analyze. This allows them to grasp the concepts without feeling overloaded.
extension: Challenge them to analyze the data using spreadsheet functions to calculate measures like mean, median, and standard deviation. Guide them to identify potential outliers in the data and explore possible reasons for these outliers. They can create visualizations like box plots to highlight these outliers.
Line Plot Creator
Interactive slide that students will complete for independent practice.
View ResourceDisplaying Data With Line Plots
Students will use a line plot to explore distribution and variation of football players’ heights in this interactive from MPT. In the accompanying classroom activity, students use the interactive and then gather numeric data from classmates on topics such as height and number of pets.
View ResourceReview Line Plot video
Video that will help review what a line plot is and how to read a line plot.
View ResourceStandards
- 5.DPSR Data, Probability, and Statistical Reasoning
- 5.DPSR.1 Create questions, collect and analyze data, and communicate through multiple representations
- 5.DPSR.1.2 Solve two-step, real-world situations using whole number and fractional data represented in tables, line graphs, scaled bar graphs, or dot plots. Limit fractions to denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 25, 50, and 100
- 5.DPSR.1.3 Analyze categorical and numerical data in graphical displays to make predictions or draw conclusions. Limit displays to tables, bar graphs, dot plots, line graphs, and circle graphs with scales of whole numbers, halves, fourths, and eighths
- 5.DPSR.1 Create questions, collect and analyze data, and communicate through multiple representations
Assessments
Check independent practice for a quick assessment.