BASIC

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS: SPREADSHEETS

Name: Judith Leal

Grade Level: 3nd Grade
Content Area: Mathematics
Basic Productivity Tool Used: The Graph Club
Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Documents/Large-
Print-MATH-CCGPS-Grade-2.pdf
MCC3.MD.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several
categories. Solve one- and two-step how many more and how many less problems using
information presented in scaled bar graphs. For example, draw a bar graph in which each square in
the bar graph might represent 5 pets.

Blooms Level of Critical Thinking:
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
As the lesson is extended and students collect their own data, the Blooms level will extend into the
higher thinking levels.

Description of how to implement in the class:
The teacher will introduce the activity by modeling how to collect data, add information into Graph
Club and then analyze the information using a variety of graph formats line, bar, line, picture and
circle. As the students enter the classroom, they will be asked to move a graphic of their favorite
season onto a data collect graph designed using ActivInspire software. Once the class has added their
choices to the graph, the teacher will lead a discussion to determine the number of choices made for
each of their favorite season.

The teacher will then lead the students through the steps of creating a graph using Graph Club. A title,
images representing the various favorite seasons and specific colors assigned to each favorite season
will be added to the graph. Once the data has been entered, the teacher will support the students as
they explore the various graph formats that are available with Graph Club.

While exploring the various graphs, the teacher will prompt the students to analyze the information
provided in the graph using appropriate math terms such as greater than, less than, most, least and
will be listed. (Extension activity The teacher can challenge the students analysis of the graph using
the following question formats: How many more students liked North America than South America?
How many people participated in the poll? How many students picked Asia and Africa?)

Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi):
This activity remains as a level 2 until the students are allowed to graph information on their own. To
move to a level 3 and possibly to a level 4, students will be encouraged to collect information, graph
the data and then analyze the results. Students could also add questions in the writing window to
give other students the opportunity to analyze the graphs. The graph information could be printed
and hung outside the classroom to challenge other students in the school to review the graph and
determine the answer to the question.

BASIC PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS: SPREADSHEETS

Students Choice

Description of the sample spreadsheet and graph/chart provided *:

The graph displays the data
collected as students selected
their favorite country. The final
graphs can be used to analyze the
data provided. Students discuss
math concepts such as more, less,
equal, the most, the least, the
total, etc.

Season
Other comments about your proposed spreadsheet/graph/chart activity:
The Graph Club activity can easily be extended to support higher levels of thinking and higher LoTi
levels. This activity was at an introductory level. The teacher will be encouraged to help students
collect, graph, analyze and evaluate other data items.