options: Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.

Describe and compare measurable attributes.

Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.

Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.

Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.

Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.

Represent and interpret data.

Tell and write time.

Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.

Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles.

Work with time and money.

Relate addition and subtraction to length.

Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.

Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.

Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to analyze a line plot that represents lengths that are measured to the nearest half inch. They make observations and write statements about the data represented in the line plot, and then generate questions that could be answered with the line plot. When students recognize how organizing data helps to read the information and to answer questions, they learn that line plots are a powerful tool to present data (MP5).
Launch
Groups of 2
Display the list and line plot.
“The list and the line plot both show the heights of seedlings. A seedling is a young plant. Where have you seen seedlings before?” (At the park. In a garden.)
“Looking at the list, can we tell the height of the shortest seedling?” (Yes,
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
inch). “What about the tallest seedling?” (Yes, 5 inches)
“Draw a quick sketch of the shortest seedling and the tallest seedling at their actual heights. Use what you know about the length of an inch.”
1 minute: independent work time
“Share your sketches with your partner.”
“What else can we tell about the seedlings from looking at the list?” (Twenty-two seedlings were measured. There are two seedlings that are 3 inches tall.)
1 minute: partner discussion
Share responses.
Activity
“Now, take a close look at the line plot. Think about what information we can gather from the line plot and what questions it can help to answer.”
“Work with your partner to complete these problems.”
7–10 minutes: partner work time
Student Facing
heights of seedlings (in inches)
\(\frac{1}{ 2}\)
1
1
\(\frac{1}{ 2}\)
\(1\frac{1}{ 2}\)
\(2\frac{1}{ 2}\)
4
\(\frac{1}{ 2}\)
3
\(1\frac{1}{ 2}\)
5
\(1\frac{1}{2}\)
\(1\frac{1}{2}\)
\(2\frac{1}{2}\)
3
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
\(2\frac{1}{2}\)
\(1\frac{1}{2}\)
1
\(1\frac{1}{2}\)
4
2
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Write 3 statements about the measurements represented in the line plot.
What questions could be answered more easily with the line plot than the list? Write at least 2 questions.
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Display the list and the line plot.
“How is the information displayed in the line plot different from that in the list?” (In the line plot, all the measurements that are the same length are together. The measurements go from smallest to largest along the bottom. In the line plot, we don’t keep writing the numbers over and over, we would just use an x for each measurement.)
“What were some questions that could be more easily answered with the line plot than the list?” (“How many seedlings were 3 inches tall?” because we could just count the x’s at 3 instead of searching through the list. “What’s the shortest seedling?” because we can find the x on the left end of the scale. “Which seedling height was the most common?” because we can see which number has the most x’s.)


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