Carol Hurst's Data Gathering Lots of resources linking literature to data gathering and analysis. Score Mathematics Great math lessons created by California teachers that reflect state standards. This activity is tied to the classic story, The Elves and the Shoemaker . Students classify shoes by various attributes such as color, style, material, etc. Using the data the teacher guides students in making a graph with the shoes.
Students input data into template made by teacher.
This activity is linked to another classic, Jack and the Beanstalk . Students read the story and make predictions of their own height, circumference, and foot length as well as predict the giant's measurements. Would Not Take The Garbage Out , students work in groups to classify the types of food that are part of Sarah's garbage. They use a variety of graphs to display the amounts of garbage from each food group and the garbage from the class paper basket. A lesson by the Great Lakes Collaborative in which students collect, record and graph temperatures from various areas.