Bar Graphing

Computational Thinker

Overview

Students play a little game to catch germs. Then they sort them into like groups. Then they complete the building of a bar graph.

The Education.com site will be used for this activity. There are free activities throughout the site, but you will need to create an account to access them. There is a fee to access all the resources.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Be able to sort like items and then create a bar graph.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words:

Enable: Enable is to give someone or something the authority to do something.
Sort: To sort is to categorize things with a common feature.
Bar graph: A bar graph is a diagram in which the numerical values of variables are represented by the height or length of lines or rectangles of equal width.

Pre-planning

To prepare for this lesson:

The teacher will log onto www.education.com and create a free account.
The teacher should create a class within their account. Students will receive a code for login. Cards can be downloaded for students with information.
Search for Bar Graphing with Roly.
Click the assign button.
Have students log onto www.education.com with their login code.
Show students where the assignment is located.
Prior to assignment introduce bar graphs with this video.

Note: Free Month for education com. There is a fee, however, one month is free.

Accommodations

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students.net site in the Teacher Resources.

Steps

Directions for this activity:

The Teacher provides the student with login information.
Students log in with the code to Education.com.
Students locate assignment.
Students complete assignment.

Assessment Options

Different options for assessing the students:

Observations
Check for understanding
Have students collect their own data on a given topic and create a bar graph of their own.
Create questions using data from the bar graph and have them pair with a student to solve.

MITECS COMPETENCIES & ISTE STANDARDS

MITECS: Michigan adopted the "ISTE Standards for Students" called MITECS (Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students) in 2018.

Computational Thinker
5a. Students formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods such as data analysis, abstract models and algorithmic thinking in exploring and finding solutions.
5b. Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
5c. Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.
5d. Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.