Statistics: Creature Features
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In this math activity, learners collect, organize, and analyze a set of data related to types of animals in the temperate forest. Learners make bar and circle graphs depicting the animals learners think they would see in the temperate forest. Learners also collect real-world data from a field trip to the California Woods Nature Preserve (or another nature preserve). Learners use the data to make graphic displays such as bar graphs, circle graphs, and line plots.
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 1 to 7 days
- $1 - $5 per group of students
- Ages 6 - 8
- Activity, Field Trip, Lesson/Lesson Plan
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- 2 strips of paper, 5 different colors, each having ten squares
- Scissors
- Push pin, tack, or small circle
- Tape (Clear)
- Marker
- Yarn
- Ribbon
- Activity Sheets: Animals Data
- Computer software
- Cards for pictures of animals
- Crayons or markers
- Activity Sheets: Centimeter Square Graph Paper
Subjects
- Life Sciences
- Diversity of Life
- Animals
- Classification
- Biodiversity
- Ecology
- Populations
- Biodiversity
- Diversity of Life
- Mathematics
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
- Data Representation
- Probability
- Representation
- Data Analysis and Probability
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- Gathering Data
- Communicating Results
- The Scientific Process
Informal Categories
- Animals
- Nature and Environment
- Outdoor Activity
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- read
- be mobile
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
- CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.B.4: Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.(more info about this benchmark)
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Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, PBS, ©2012
Funding Source:
- US Department of Education
