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Reading Bar Graphs | The Electric Company Math Activities

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Title:

Reading Bar Graphs | The Electric Company Math Activities

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/0aadd89a-20ff-4c3f-abf3-76d9644a8593/reading-bar-graphs-the-electric-company-math-activities/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Learning Activity

Overview:

In this activity from The Electric Company, students will review the components of and practice reading bar graphs. Included are simple teacher-led activities for students.

Content Standard(s):

Mathematics
MA2019 (2019)
Grade: 2

16. Create a picture graph and bar graph to represent data with up to four categories.

a. Using information presented in a bar graph, solve simple "put-together," "take-apart," and "compare" problems.

b. Using Venn diagrams, pictographs, and "yes-no" charts, analyze data to predict an outcome.

Unpacked Content

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

collect data.
represent data in picture graph or bar graph format.
share a summary of that data.
share conclusions.

Teacher Vocabulary:

Pictographs
Venn diagrams
Yes/no charts
Bar graphs

Knowledge:

Students know:

strategies for collecting, organizing, and recording data.
strategies for counting and comparing quantities.
strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems.

Skills:

Students are able to:

choose and apply appropriate strategies for organizing and recording data.
read and interpret graphical representations (pictographs and bar graphs) of data.
communicate and defend solutions and solution paths.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

questions concerning mathematical contexts can be answered by collecting and organizing data on pictographs and bar graphs.

Diverse Learning Needs:

Essential Skills:

Learning Objectives:
M.2.16.1: Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve addition and subtraction word problems with an unknown number.
M.2.16.2: Describe picture graph and bar graph.
M.2.16.3: Demonstrate conceptual understanding of adding or subtracting using a variety of materials.
M.2.16.4: Use vocabulary related to comparing data.
Examples: more than, less than, most, least, equal.
M.2.16.5: Recognize attributes of data displays.
M.2.16.6: Locate information on data displays.
M.2.16.7: Classify objects into given categories.
M.2.16.8: Sort the categories by count.
M.2.16.9: Recognize different types of data displays.
M.2.16.10: Count objects up to 50.

Prior Knowledge Skills:

Understand different types of graphs (ex. Venn diagram, bar graphs and pictograph).
Identify more and less when given two groups of objects of 10 or fewer.
Understand that words can label sameness and differences.
Understand categories.
Identify object attributes.
Examples: color, shape, size, texture, purpose.
Sort objects on the basis of both color and shape.
Sort a variety of objects in a group that have one thing in common.
Recognize numerals from 0-20.
Understand the concept of amount.
Understand that the last number name tells the number of objects counted.
Pair a group of objects with a number representing the total number of objects in the group (up to ten objects).
Recognize numerals 0-10.
Add one to a set of objects (up to 10 objects).
Put together two small groups of objects to create a larger group to represent adding.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
M.AAS.2.16 Using vocalization, sign language, augmentative communication, or assistive technology, use a graph, limited to 2 categories, to answer more/less, most/least, or equal to questions (a combined total of no more than 30 objects/pictures shown for the 2 categories).

Tags:

bar graph, collecting data, collection, data

License Type:

Public Domain
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Author:

Stephanie Carver

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Reading Bar Graphs | The Electric Company Math Activities